New Glarus

New Glarus: 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 New Glarus

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 New Glarus — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.81536, -89.63242. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near New Glarus

• New Glarus Town Hall (Historic) · church · Green · ~0 km · Must-see
• New Glarus Woods State Park · sanctuary · Green · ~4 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Dane · ~12 km · Must-see
• Albany State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Green · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hauge Log Church · church · Dane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Norway · attraction · Dane · ~34 km · Must-see
• St. Johns Lutheran Church · church · Rock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Green · ~35 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cross Plains State Park · sanctuary · Dane · ~37 km · Must-see
• University of Wisconsin Arboretum · sanctuary · Dane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Capital Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth El · temple · Dane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Wingra · lake · Dane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hoyt Park · park · Dane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Merrill Spring · fort · Dane · ~41 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near New Glarus

• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Merrill Spring · fort · Dane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Vilas Park Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Hamilton · fort · Lafayette · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · Lafayette · ~51 km · Must-see
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• Panther Integlio Mound · fort · Jefferson · ~81 km · Must-see
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