Drawbridge

Drawbridge: 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 Drawbridge

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 Drawbridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.46605, -121.97410. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drawbridge

• Balaji Temple · temple · Santa Clara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Moitozo Park · park · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Flight Deck · attraction · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Patriot · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• California's Great America · park · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gold Striker · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• RailBlazer · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Express · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• Demon · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Grizzly · attraction · Santa Clara · ~10 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Shrine · church · Santa Clara · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak Regional Preserve · sanctuary · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mission View Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose · church · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Elizabeth · lake · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fremont Central Park · church · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Moffett Field Historical Society Museum · museum · Santa Clara · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak · viewpoint · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drawbridge

Other forts & heritage near Drawbridge

• Santa Clara Tower · fort · Santa Clara · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stanford Mausoleum · fort · Santa Clara · ~22 km · Must-see
• Casa Peralta · fort · Alameda · ~41 km · Must-see
• Felton Presbyterian Church · fort · Santa Cruz · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Chimes · fort · Alameda · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pier 70 · fort · San Francisco · ~61 km · Must-see
• Emeryville Shellmound Memorial · fort · Alameda · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mechanics Monument · fort · San Francisco · ~65 km · Must-see
• California Volunteers Memorial · fort · San Francisco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Site of Ship Niantic · fort · San Francisco · ~66 km · Must-see

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