The General

The General: 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 The General

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 The General — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.02351, -84.61423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The General

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kennesaw Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~8 km · Must-see
• Little Kennesaw Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~9 km · Must-see
• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~9 km · Must-see
• Noonday Creek Park · park · Cobb · ~11 km · Must-see
• Marietta · church · Cobb · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cheatham Hill · viewpoint · Cobb · ~12 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver State Park · park · Bartow · ~17 km · Must-see
• Allatoona Falls · waterfall · Cherokee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sweat Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fullers Park · park · Cobb · ~20 km · Must-see
• Red Top Mountain State Park · park · Bartow · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bartow · ~26 km · Must-see
• Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum · museum · Bartow · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilkinson · viewpoint · Cobb · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church · church · Cobb · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The General

Other forts & heritage near The General

• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~9 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Education Pavilion · fort · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~78 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~81 km · Must-see
• Auraria · fort · Lumpkin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~102 km · Must-see
• Fort Mountain State Park · fort · Murray · ~103 km · Must-see
• Chief Vann House State Historic Site · fort · Murray · ~106 km · Must-see

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