The Gate

The Gate: 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 Gate

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 Gate — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.98556, -80.44559. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Gate

• Body of Christ Cathedral · church · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Andrew Jackson State Park · park · Lancaster · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sheffield Park · sanctuary · York · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kilborne Park · park · York · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kilborne Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Regional Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Park · park · York · ~51 km · Must-see
• Park Road Park · sanctuary · York · ~51 km · Must-see
• Huntingtowne Farms Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~52 km · Must-see
• Veterans Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anne Springs Close Greenway · sanctuary · York · ~53 km · Must-see
• Independence Park · park · York · ~53 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · York · ~53 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Independence Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heritage USA · fort · York · ~54 km · Must-see
• Midtown Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Gate

Other forts & heritage near The Gate

• Heritage USA · fort · York · ~54 km · Must-see
• Old Stone House · fort · Fairfield · ~119 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Fort Dobbs · fort · Iredell · ~127 km · Must-see
• Cotton Press · fort · Dillon · ~139 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Korean War Memorial · fort · Mecklenburg · ~34 km
• Rowland Clay House · fort · Mecklenburg · ~35 km
• Funderburk-Plaxco House · fort · Mecklenburg · ~36 km
• Massey-Clark House · fort · Mecklenburg · ~36 km
• Matthews Commercial Historic District · fort · Mecklenburg · ~36 km
• Phillips House and Morris Barn · fort · Mecklenburg · ~36 km

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