Ice House

Ice House: 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 Ice House

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 Ice House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34123, -76.22576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ice House

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~28 km · Must-see
• Karnes Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saxe Pond · lake · Bradford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ice House

Other forts & heritage near Ice House

• Eagles Mere Historic District · fort · Sullivan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Monument · fort · Luzerne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~90 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~105 km · Must-see
• Antes Fort Village Park · fort · Lycoming · ~107 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~139 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~141 km · Must-see
• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~142 km · Must-see
• Frederick Lauer Monument · fort · Berks · ~144 km · Must-see

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