scott's run nature preserve
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scott's run nature preserve印象
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The preserve has terrific trails. It's close proximity to residential areas makes the place attractive to visit after work or weekends. However, the online trail map is very primitive and you can misjudge most trails and end up in dead ends if you are a first timer. The traffic is very heavy on Georgetown Pike and if you want to go to Swinks Mill Road while exiting the park, you may experience difficulty making a left and immediate right turn during rush hours.
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This park is, in my opinion, far better than Great Falls park. No problem parking, no entry fee, more secluded, more nature. It is truly beautiful. I wish I had discovered this earlier.
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We found this park to be exactly what the other reviewers said. It was easy to find, not crowded, and full of dog walkers. I also agree about the poor quality of signs in the park and online, it would have been more enjoyable if we had known for sure which way to go! Only the riverside trail was marked, an even then not well. No excuse for that.
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Off Georgetown Pike (Rt 193 and the beltway I495), this popular Nature Preserve is an excellent place to take a walk and leave the noise behind - literally. As you park your car and start your walk into the forest, you gradually hear the traffic noise and other urban pollution fade away. Very soothing. Make you wonder how much ambient noise humans generate but goes unnoticed as we get used to it. Only a nature preserve like Scotts Run can make you feel the level of ambient noise as you clearly notice the gradual fade in noise with each step until it becomes deadly quiet, a few hundred yards into the forest. My dog and I enjoyed the walk and did some interesting photography. You can hear the leaves fall and occasionally the loud sound of a tree branch come down. Once in while you will run into a dear and plenty of squirrels which gets my dog Millie over-excited the moment she notices a squirrel. Anyway, give this walk a talk and you will come back for more. My other favorite is the Seneca Trail (at the end of Seneca Road in Great Falls), both are comparable except for the experience of how Scotts Run cuts out ambient noise with each step. A nice feeling. Also their are more unusual plants in Scotts Run (thats what they say -- I did not notice anything special). The forest is dense and you need to keep on the trail paths lest getting lost or at least finding your way back more tired than what you had planned for. Here is an interesting pic I took the other day
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Access to to the preserve and its parking are free but parking spots are limited and the two parking areas are right off the main road and you can easily drive past them both. Most of the trails are easy though there are some hilly spots. This is basically a wooded area for taking short hikes or walks; nothing especially remarkable. But, it is very nice and worth repeat visits especially if you live in the area. If you are only visiting the area then Great Falls National Park would be a better choice, they charge an entry fee of $5 per car or $20 for a full year's access.
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I have been hiking in this preserve for more than forty years. Needless-to-say, it has special meaning to me and my family. Thus I was horrified to see signs posted throughout the area stating that deer are being subject to bow hunting in this PRESERVE. Preservationists united to save this land back when it was the Burling Tract, but why aren't people rallying to protect deer from being stalked by bow hunters in this haven? If deer numbers are that high, why weren't/aren't alternatives being considered/used?
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Scott's Run is a lovely little place to escape the noise and worries of everyday life. I've been going to walk here for about ten years now and it's never ceases to amaze me how calm I feel after a nice walk in the woods. If it's your first time, it's easy to get lost so make sure you keep your phone/gps on you if you're not great with remembering maps. Also, make sure you bring water if you plan in scaling the rocks as one can get overheated (in the summer) pretty quickly. Wear sneakers, not flips flops, because there are areas to cross over stepping stones through the water and I've seen a lot of people slip and fall. There are two separate parking lots on Georgetown Pike that fill up pretty fast on the weekends so try to come early! It's a great way to start the day
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This wonderful woodland park offers an easy hike to one of the best waterfall picnic sites in the DC area. Several looping trails through the woods offer a variety of easy routes for a pleasant day's walk. The trail along the Potomac River provides several nice overlooks.
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Close enough to the Beltway for convenience, far enough so you don't get the traffic noise. It's a large nature preserve crisscrossed with trails. The main loop is over two miles, fords two streams, and brings you to house ruins (just the chimney) and a small waterfall. There are two parking lots on Georgetown Pike, the westernmost one is much larger.
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From the dinky parking lot, you'd assume there's not much here. Then -- KABOOM -- Mother Nature surprises the daylights out of view. A wonderful walk in the park.