Trail

Trail: 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 Trail

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 Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05517, -95.77516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trail

• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~0 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~0 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Trail

Other forts & heritage near Trail

• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Wakarusa · fort · Douglas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~102 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~119 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~121 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~126 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~145 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Kansas

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