Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar: 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 Simón Bolívar

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 Simón Bolívar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 4.67477, -75.65808. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simón Bolívar

• Quimbaya Gold Museum · museum · Quindío · ~14 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Poverty · church · Risaralda · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Cocora · waterfall · Quindío · ~21 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional de la Cultura Agropecuaria - PANACA · sanctuary · Quindío · ~24 km · Must-see
• Parque del Café · park · Quindío · ~25 km · Must-see
• Paramillo Santa Rosa · viewpoint · Risaralda · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laguna del Otún · lake · Risaralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Paramillo del Quindío · viewpoint · Quindío · ~37 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados · sanctuary · Risaralda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Nevado de Santa Isabel · viewpoint · Caldas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nevado del Tolima · viewpoint · Tolima · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paramillo del Cisne · viewpoint · Caldas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Volcán Nevado del Ruiz · viewpoint · Tolima · ~55 km · Must-see
• Catedral basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales · church · Caldas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Centro Histórico de Manizales · fort · Caldas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Basílica menor de la Inmaculada Concepción · church · Caldas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fundación Orquídeas del Tolima · sanctuary · Tolima · ~66 km · Must-see
• La Martinica · viewpoint · Tolima · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simón Bolívar

Other forts & heritage near Simón Bolívar

• Centro Histórico de Manizales · fort · Caldas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bloque cemento · fort · Quindío · ~4 km
• La verdad os hará libres · fort · Quindío · ~8 km
• Locomotora La Negrita · fort · Quindío · ~14 km
• Alegoría al agua · fort · Quindío · ~15 km
• Aborígenes · fort · Quindío · ~16 km
• Monumento de la Madre · fort · Quindío · ~17 km
• Busto Jorge Roa Martinez · fort · Risaralda · ~17 km
• A los Fundadores · fort · Risaralda · ~19 km
• Abraham Lincoln · fort · Quindío · ~19 km

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