Must-see fort · Orange, New York
Fort Decker
Fort Decker is a fort in Orange, New York.
Fort Decker: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Fort Decker
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Fort Decker — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.37846, -74.70154. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fort Decker
- High Point · viewpoint · Sussex · ~9 km · Must-see
- Neversink Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~12 km · Must-see
- Little Pond · lake · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
- Big Lake · lake · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
- Grey Towers National Historic Site · park · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
- High Point State Park · sanctuary · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
- Dragon Springs · attraction · Orange · ~15 km · Must-see
- Old Clove Church · church · Sussex · ~21 km · Must-see
- Sunrise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
- Space Farms Zoo & Museum · museum · Sussex · ~23 km · Must-see
- Lake Neepaulin · lake · Sussex · ~24 km · Must-see
- Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sussex · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lake DeVenoge · lake · Pike · ~25 km · Must-see
- Stokes State Forest · sanctuary · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
- Pochuck Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
- George W. Childs Recreation Site · sanctuary · Sussex · ~30 km · Must-see
- Wolf Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~31 km · Must-see
- Culvers Lake Dam · lake · Sussex · ~32 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Fort Decker
- Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~36 km · Must-see
- Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~57 km · Must-see
- Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~60 km · Must-see
- Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~61 km · Must-see
- Fort Montgomery · fort · Bergen · ~75 km · Must-see
- Bannerman Castle · fort · Dutchess · ~75 km · Must-see
- Kosciuszko Monument · fort · Orange · ~78 km · Must-see
- Theodore Roosevelt Monument · fort · Bergen · ~99 km · Must-see
- Untermyer Park · fort · Bergen · ~103 km · Must-see
- Devil's Tree · fort · Somerset · ~105 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Fort Decker open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Fort Decker yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Fort Decker?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Fort Decker?
Nearby: High Point (viewpoint, 9 km), Neversink Preserve (sanctuary, 12 km), Little Pond (lake, 13 km), Big Lake (lake, 13 km), Grey Towers National Historic Site (park, 14 km), High Point State Park (sanctuary, 15 km).
Is Fort Decker worth visiting?
Fort Decker is listed as a must-see fort in New York on Spotwander.