The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Ten Commandments

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 The Ten Commandments — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.93956, -83.41366. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Ten Commandments

• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~5 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~15 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~16 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Hill State Memorial · fort · Highland · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Horseshoe Crab · attraction · Highland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~44 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~49 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Ten Commandments

Other forts & heritage near The Ten Commandments

• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Hill State Memorial · fort · Highland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~63 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~77 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~88 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~89 km · Must-see

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