War Memorial

War Memorial: 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 War Memorial

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 War Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.08386, -90.67491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Murrill Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Joe State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~43 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~48 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~63 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~115 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~117 km · Must-see

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