Dred Scott

Dred Scott: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dred Scott

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 Dred Scott — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.79992, -87.67754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dred Scott

• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~6 km · Must-see
• Waterfall By TVA Wilson Dam · waterfall · Colbert · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ivy Green · park · Colbert · ~9 km · Must-see
• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Joe Wheeler State Park · sanctuary · Lauderdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Eastport Marina · attraction · Tishomingo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Hampton · fort · Limestone · ~55 km · Must-see
• J. P. Coleman State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Tishomingo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dred Scott

Other forts & heritage near Dred Scott

• Fort Hampton · fort · Limestone · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shiloh Indian Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~94 km · Must-see
• Davis Bridge Battlefield · fort · West Tennessee · ~132 km · Must-see
• Tombigbee State Park · fort · Lee · ~134 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Rifles · fort · Lauderdale · ~0 km
• Rogers Department Store · fort · Lauderdale · ~0 km
• Southall Drugs · fort · Lauderdale · ~0 km
• Downtown Florence Historic District · fort · Lauderdale · ~0 km
• City of Florence · fort · Lauderdale · ~0 km

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