Foster Mounds

Foster Mounds: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Foster Mounds

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Foster Mounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.59933, -91.33234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Mounds

• Natchez National Historical Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rosalie Mansion and Gardens · museum · Adams · ~11 km · Must-see
• Emerald Mound · fort · Adams · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grand Village of the Natchez · fort · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anna Site · fort · Adams · ~14 km · Must-see
• Natchez State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~14 km · Must-see
• Homochitto National Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Oakland Memorial Chapel · church · Claiborne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~53 km · Must-see
• J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Catahoula Parish · ~59 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~75 km · Must-see
• Faith Tabernacle Church · church · Adams · ~3 km
• Community Chapel Church of God · church · Adams · ~4 km
• Central School · fort · Adams · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Mounds

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Foster Mounds

• Loess Bluff · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~13 km
• Ellis Cliffs · viewpoint · Adams · ~31 km
• Petit Gulf Hills · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~45 km
• Catledge Mounds · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~47 km
• Windsor Mounds · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~54 km
• Greenwood Hill · viewpoint · Wilkinson · ~55 km
• Blue Hill · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~57 km
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~61 km
• Bayou Pierre Mounds · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~65 km
• Thompsons Bluff · viewpoint · Claiborne · ~74 km

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