Sylvia

Sylvia: 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 Sylvia

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 Sylvia — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.18342, -87.22863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sylvia

• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Lagoon State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tarklin Bayou State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gulf State Park · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Swift Presbyterian Church · church · Baldwin · ~55 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church · church · Baldwin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Waterville USA · park · Baldwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sylvia

Other forts & heritage near Sylvia

• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gulf Islands National Seashore · fort · Baldwin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Morgan State Historic Site · fort · Baldwin · ~95 km · Must-see
• Battery Bowyer · fort · Baldwin · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sand Island Lighthouse · fort · Mobile · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fort Gaines · fort · Mobile · ~102 km · Must-see

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