Burnside

Burnside: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Burnside

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Burnside — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.99080, -84.60657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burnside

• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~36 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Big South Fork Angel Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pickett CCC Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~67 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• General Burnside Island State Park · park · Pulaski · ~2 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~2 km
• Antioch Church · church · Pulaski · ~4 km
• Dugger Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Burnside

Other forts & heritage near Burnside

• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~110 km · Must-see
• International Friendship Bell · fort · East Tennessee · ~141 km · Must-see
• K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant) · fort · East Tennessee · ~149 km · Must-see
• Confederate Field Hospital · fort · Pulaski · ~16 km
• Confederate Mass Grave Monument · fort · Pulaski · ~17 km
• Brown-Lanier House · fort · Wayne · ~21 km
• Dunagan's Grocery and Supply · fort · Wayne · ~21 km
• West - Metcalfe House · fort · Wayne · ~22 km
• Barren Fork Coal Camp and Mine Archeological District · fort · McCreary · ~33 km
• Jamestown Memorial Circle · fort · Russell · ~51 km

All forts & heritage in Kentucky

Frequently asked