Fort Jackson

Fort Jackson: 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 Fort Jackson

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 Fort Jackson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.79865, -84.59837. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Jackson

• Camp Nelson National Monument · sanctuary · Jessamine · ~1 km · Must-see
• Roberts Chapel · church · Jessamine · ~3 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• University of Kentucky Arboretum · park · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Man o’ War Memorial · sanctuary · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Horse Park · park · Fayette · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~52 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Jackson

Other forts & heritage near Fort Jackson

• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~127 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~142 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~145 km · Must-see
• Old Clarksville Site · fort · Clark · ~146 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~147 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~150 km · Must-see
• Tabernacle · fort · Jessamine · ~10 km
• Confederate Memorial · fort · Jessamine · ~12 km
• Muir Site · fort · Jessamine · ~12 km

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