Scrappy Island

Scrappy 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 Scrappy 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 Scrappy Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05479, -77.31684. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scrappy Island

• The River of Blood · fort · Montgomery · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock · attraction · Montgomery · ~3 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · park · Montgomery · ~7 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~8 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Billy Goat Trail Section A · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Local Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~14 km · Must-see
• Falls Road Park · park · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Rose of Lima Church · church · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Latvian Museum · museum · District of Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• McLean Bible Church · church · Loudoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scrappy Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Scrappy Island

• Cobb Island · river spot · Charles · ~121 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lock 24: Rileys Lock · river spot · Montgomery · ~3 km
• Lowes Island · river spot · Loudoun · ~4 km
• Sharpshin Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~6 km
• Olmsted Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~11 km
• Bear Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~13 km
• Selden Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~15 km
• Hermit Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~15 km
• Perry Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~16 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Maryland

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