10 Commandments

10 Commandments: 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 10 Commandments

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 10 Commandments — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.81753, -89.96236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 10 Commandments

• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~3 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bel Air drive in sign · attraction · Madison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~18 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Catsup Bottle · attraction · Madison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 10 Commandments

Other forts & heritage near 10 Commandments

• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~77 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~84 km · Must-see

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