Colonial Island

Colonial Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Colonial Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Colonial Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32386, -77.66747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Colonial Island

• Pleasant Valley · viewpoint · Washington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Brunswick Historic District · museum · Frederick · ~5 km · Must-see
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~8 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sweet Run State Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Valley · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gathland State Park · park · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Aqueduct · viewpoint · Frederick · ~11 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• War Correspondents Memorial Arch · fort · Frederick · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crampton's Gap · viewpoint · Maryland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~13 km · Must-see
• Antietam Creek Aqueduct · fort · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Colonial Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Colonial Island

• Virginius Island · river spot · Jefferson · ~8 km
• Virginius Island · river spot · Washington · ~8 km
• Mason Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~27 km
• Harrison Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~31 km
• Selden Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~42 km
• Sharpshin Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~48 km
• Lock 24: Rileys Lock · river spot · Montgomery · ~50 km
• Lowes Island · river spot · Loudoun · ~50 km
• Burwell Island · river spot · Clarke · ~50 km
• Robinson Crusoe Island · river spot · Clarke · ~55 km

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