Shepherds Island

Shepherds 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shepherds 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 Shepherds Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.49029, -77.79732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherds Island

• Tolson Chapel · church · Washington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rumsey Monument · sanctuary · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Antietam Creek Aqueduct · fort · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crystal Grottoes Caverns · cave · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops · attraction · Berkeley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Washington Monument · fort · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dahlgren Chapel · church · Frederick · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~19 km · Must-see
• Greenbrier State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reno Monument · fort · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crampton's Gap · viewpoint · Maryland · ~20 km · Must-see
• War Correspondents Memorial Arch · fort · Frederick · ~21 km · Must-see
• South Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gathland State Park · park · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherds Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Shepherds Island

• Virginius Island · river spot · Jefferson · ~24 km
• Virginius Island · river spot · Washington · ~24 km
• Mason Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~54 km
• Harrison Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~58 km
• Burwell Island · river spot · Clarke · ~64 km
• Robinson Crusoe Island · river spot · Clarke · ~68 km
• Selden Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~69 km
• Sharpshin Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~75 km
• Lock 24: Rileys Lock · river spot · Montgomery · ~76 km
• Lowes Island · river spot · Loudoun · ~77 km

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