Rabbit Island

Rabbit 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 Rabbit 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 Rabbit Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.05702, -79.60147. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rabbit Island

• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~9 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~9 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rabbit Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Rabbit Island

• Hale Islands · river spot · Campbell · ~57 km
• Deer Island · river spot · Franklin · ~60 km
• Reedy Island · river spot · Danville · ~72 km
• James River · river spot · Lynchburg · ~73 km
• Greenbrier River · river spot · Greenbrier · ~142 km
• Clydes Island · river spot · Mecklenburg · ~143 km
• Indian Creek · river spot · Monroe · ~145 km
• Goosby Island · river spot · Albemarle · ~149 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Greenbrier · ~149 km
• Johnston Island · river spot · Bedford · ~2 km

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