Area 5

Area 5: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Area 5

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Area 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.83025, -77.10387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Area 5

• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Ellsworth · fort · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• George Washington Masonic National Memorial · attraction · Alexandria · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott · fort · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Edmonson Sisters · attraction · Alexandria · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Albany · fort · District of Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bluemont Junction Trail · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Davis Chapel · church · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pentagon Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pentagon Memorial · fort · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Upton Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Civil War Unknowns Monument · attraction · Arlington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gravelly Point Park · park · Arlington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jones Point Light · park · District of Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Area 5

Other parks near Area 5

• Gravelly Point Park · park · Arlington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jones Point Light · park · District of Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• National Mall and Memorial Parks · park · District of Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Huntley Meadows Park · park · District of Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• West Potomac Park · park · District of Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial · park · District of Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shepherd Parkway · park · District of Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Constitution Gardens · park · District of Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Waterfront Park · park · District of Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Edward J. Kelly Park · park · District of Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see

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