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Places near Harrodsburg by type
All 254 places by distance →One day from Harrodsburg
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:06 pm
74 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Harrodsburg
- Berea Churchchurch · 30 min
- Laurel Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Herrington Lakelake · 45 min
- Camp Nelson National Monumentmonument · 2 hrs
- Boone Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Back in Harrodsburg
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Harrodsburg?
Old Fort Harrod State Park (fort, about 1 km), Herrington Lake (lake, about 15 km), Confederate Monument (monument, about 1 km), Beriah Magoffin MOnument (monument, about 1 km), Boone Cave (cave, about 5 km), Camp Nelson National Monument (monument, about 27 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Harrodsburg?
118 places on Spotwander: 27 forts & heritage, 36 churches, 30 hill stations & viewpoints, 11 museums, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Harrodsburg?
Old Fort Harrod State Park, about 1 km by road; Confederate Monument (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Harrodsburg?
Berea Church, about 7 km by road; Calvary Church (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Harrodsburg?
Start in Harrodsburg, visit Berea Church, then Laurel Hill, then Herrington Lake, then Camp Nelson National Monument, then Boone Cave, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.