Ellen's Trace

Ellen's Trace: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ellen's Trace

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ellen's Trace — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.88008, -77.11545. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ellen's Trace

• Bluemont Junction Trail · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~1 km · Must-see
• Upton Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · District of Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort C. F. Smith · fort · District of Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Civil War Unknowns Monument · attraction · Arlington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Corcoran · fort · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Reservoir · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• United States Marine Corps War Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Potomac Palisades Site · church · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Cove · park · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Minor's Hill · viewpoint · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Albany · fort · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Minor's Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart · church · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bishop John Carroll · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Island · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Francis Scott Key Memorial · park · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pentagon Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~6 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ellen's Trace

Other parks near Ellen's Trace

• Fletcher's Cove · park · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Francis Scott Key Memorial · park · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Waterfront Park · park · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Palisades Park · park · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Book Hill Park · park · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dumbarton Oaks Park · park · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Montrose Park · park · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• GW Anniversary Park · park · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial · park · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• West Potomac Park · park · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see

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