Chimney

Chimney: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chimney

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 Chimney — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.11810, -84.14647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chimney

• CRNRA - Rogers Bridge Unit · park · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cumming Bandstand · attraction · Forsyth · ~12 km · Must-see
• George Pierce Park · park · Gwinnett · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sawnee Mountain · viewpoint · Forsyth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Autrey Mill Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Plantation · museum · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Teaching Museum North · museum · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~30 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · DeKalb · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Murphey Candler Park · park · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sweat Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fullers Park · park · Cobb · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Park · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chimney

Other forts & heritage near Chimney

• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~30 km · Must-see
• Auraria · fort · Lumpkin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Education Pavilion · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~63 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~90 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~91 km · Must-see

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