McHenry

McHenry: 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 McHenry

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 McHenry — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.70822, -89.14154. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McHenry

• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~23 km · Must-see
• WMAH-TV (Biloxi) · attraction · Stone · ~24 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~25 km · Must-see
• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Biloxi Lighthouse · fort · Harrison · ~52 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Harrison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Derby Baptist Church · church · Pearl River · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Walter Anderson Museum of Art · museum · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Maurepas Park · fort · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pass Christian Light · attraction · Harrison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~62 km · Must-see
• Spanish Trail Church · church · Hancock · ~65 km · Must-see
• Merrill Shell Bank Light · attraction · Harrison · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McHenry

Other forts & heritage near McHenry

• Biloxi Lighthouse · fort · Harrison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Maurepas Park · fort · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Massachusetts · fort · Harrison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ship Island Light · fort · Harrison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~72 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · fort · Jackson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Pike State Historic Site · fort · Orleans Parish · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fort Macomb · fort · Orleans Parish · ~120 km · Must-see
• Carlen House · fort · Mobile · ~126 km · Must-see
• Oakleigh Garden Historic District · fort · Mobile · ~129 km · Must-see

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