The Meadows

The Meadows: 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 The Meadows

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 The Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52405, -104.79169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Meadows

• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Evans Chapel · church · Denver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Museum of Outdoor Arts · museum · Arapahoe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mizel Museum · museum · Denver · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum · museum · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chapel No. 1 · church · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bonnie Brae Park · park · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grant - Frontier Park · park · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Denver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Meadows

Other forts & heritage near The Meadows

• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple · fort · Larimer · ~137 km · Must-see
• Fort Morgan · fort · Kimball · ~147 km · Must-see
• Slemmer Ranch Bark · fort · Douglas · ~5 km
• Hood House · fort · Douglas · ~6 km
• Schweiger Ranch · fort · Douglas · ~8 km
• Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker · fort · Arapahoe · ~14 km
• Highlands Ranch Mansion · fort · Douglas · ~19 km

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