Garrett Island

Garrett Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Garrett Island

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Garrett Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.56583, -76.08564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garrett Island

• Havre de Grace Seaplane Base · attraction · Harford · ~2 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Historic District · church · Harford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Concord Point Lighthouse · fort · Harford · ~3 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~5 km · Must-see
• Steppingstone Farm Museum · museum · Harford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Darlington United Methodist Church · church · Harford · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~16 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Meeting · church · Harford · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stoney Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Harford · ~17 km · Must-see
• Turkey Point Light · fort · Cecil · ~18 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~21 km · Must-see
• Thomas Run Church · church · Harford · ~22 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Harford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Harford Glen · sanctuary · Harford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ma and Pa Trail · trek · Harford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Garrett Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Garrett Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~95 km · Must-see
• Wood Island · river spot · Harford · ~9 km
• North East River · river spot · Cecil · ~12 km
• Rowland Island · river spot · Harford · ~15 km
• Spesutie Island · river spot · Harford · ~15 km
• Elk River · river spot · Cecil · ~20 km
• Herring Island · river spot · Cecil · ~24 km
• Bohemia River · river spot · Cecil · ~27 km
• Bush River · river spot · Harford · ~28 km

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