Smiley Pete

Smiley Pete: 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 Smiley Pete

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 Smiley Pete — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.04630, -84.49673. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smiley Pete

• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~0 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~3 km · Must-see
• University of Kentucky Arboretum · park · Fayette · ~4 km · Must-see
• Man o’ War Memorial · sanctuary · Fayette · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Horse Park · park · Fayette · ~15 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Roberts Chapel · church · Jessamine · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Camp Nelson National Monument · sanctuary · Jessamine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smiley Pete

Other forts & heritage near Smiley Pete

• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~111 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~121 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~124 km · Must-see
• Ferris Site · fort · Clermont · ~127 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~139 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~141 km · Must-see
• Old Clarksville Site · fort · Clark · ~144 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Monument · fort · Hamilton · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hillforest · fort · Dearborn · ~147 km · Must-see

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