Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean

Name: Scott's Run Nature Preserve
Address: 7400 Georgetown Pike, McLean, 22102-2142, United States

#4 among attractions in McLean

Park, Relax in park, Nature and wildlife

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Scott's Run Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in McLean, it is bordered by Virginia State Route 193 to its south, Interstate 495 to its east and the Potomac River to its north. It encompasses 336 acres of woodland with its namesake, Scott's Run, flowing through its west side. Scott's Run originates in nearby Tysons Corner and enters the Potomac on the northwest side of the preserve. The preserve is noted for including eastern hemlocks among its plant life, which are rare for the area. It is a popular destination for recreation and hiking and is operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority. ()

Created: 1970Elevation: 262 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°57'47"N, 77°11'54"W

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7400 Georgetown PikeMcLeanMcLean 22102-2142 United States

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Scott's Run Nature Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tysons Galleria, Congressional Country Club, Billy Goat Trail, Glen Echo Park.

3.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Tysons Galleria, McLean
78 min walk • Tysons Galleria is a three-level super-regional mall owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group located at 2001 International Drive in Tysons, Virginia. It is the second-largest mall in Tysons, and one of the largest in the Washington metropolitan area.
2.5 miNE
Golf
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda
63 min walk • Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. Founding life members include William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G.
3.3 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
85 min walk • The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.
3.2 miE
Art gallery, Historical place, Park
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
81 min walk • Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
2.9 miE
Museum, Military museum
CIA Museum, McLean
74 min walk • The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history.
3.2 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
82 min walk • The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.
2.5 miE
Historical place, Farm, History museum
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
64 min walk • Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
1.3 miE
Area
Plummers Island, Glen Echo
33 min walk • Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".
3.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Canyon
Mather Gorge
80 min walk • Mather Gorge is a river gorge south and just downriver of Great Falls in the state of Maryland bordering Virginia. The Maryland land side of the gorge is Bear Island, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Virginia side is part of Great Falls Park.
2.3 miSE
Park
Salona, McLean
59 min walk • Salona, in McLean, Virginia, is a former plantation house on the National Register of Historic Places surrounded by land protected by two conservation easements.
3.2 miE
Tower, Romanesque architecture
Chautauqua Tower, Glen Echo
83 min walk • The Chautauqua Tower is located at Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque circular structure of irregularly shaped, rough-faced stone, dominating the central entrance to the park.