Castle Spring

Castle Spring: 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 Castle Spring

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 Castle Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.22645, -79.18892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castle Spring

• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Castle Spring

Other forts & heritage near Castle Spring

• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fort Marrow · fort · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center · fort · Staunton · ~16 km
• Newtown Historic District · fort · Staunton · ~16 km
• Stuart Addition Historic District · fort · Staunton · ~16 km
• Wharf Area Historic District · fort · Staunton · ~17 km
• Beverley Historic District · fort · Staunton · ~17 km
• Western State Hospital · fort · Staunton · ~21 km

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