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: 43.89002, -90.99331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc. · museum · La Crosse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grandad Bluff Park · park · La Crosse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel · church · La Crosse · ~26 km · Must-see
• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church · church · La Crosse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · La Crosse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Catholic Church · church · La Crosse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Friendship Garden · sanctuary · La Crosse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Vernon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~141 km · Must-see
• Man Mound · fort · Sauk · ~144 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~150 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Place Historic District · fort · La Crosse · ~25 km
• Losey Memorial Arch · fort · La Crosse · ~26 km
• Cass & King Historic District · fort · La Crosse · ~26 km
• 10th & Cass Historic District · fort · La Crosse · ~27 km
• Fort McCoy Barrens State Natural Area · fort · Monroe · ~33 km
• Midway Site · fort · La Crosse · ~36 km
• Pickwick Mill · fort · Winona · ~52 km

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