H-B

H-B: 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 H-B

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 H-B — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09520, -122.27048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near H-B

• St. Peter's Chapel · church · Solano · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mare Island Historic District · fort · Solano · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Chabot · lake · Solano · ~7 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom · park · Solano · ~7 km · Must-see
• Medusa · temple · Solano · ~7 km · Must-see
• North Vallejo Park · church · Solano · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Solano · ~12 km · Must-see
• Glass Beach · beach · Solano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Herman · lake · Solano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Benicia City Park · park · Solano · ~14 km · Must-see
• Benicia Capitol · museum · Solano · ~14 km · Must-see
• San Pablo Bay · beach · Contra Costa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pinole Valley Park · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Point Pinole Regional Shoreline · park · Contra Costa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hilltop Lake · lake · Contra Costa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Country Club Vista Park · park · Contra Costa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of H-B

Other forts & heritage near H-B

• Mare Island Historic District · fort · Solano · ~2 km · Must-see
• Emeryville Shellmound Memorial · fort · Alameda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Chimes · fort · Alameda · ~37 km · Must-see
• Warden's House · fort · San Francisco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Mason · fort · San Francisco · ~44 km · Must-see
• Site of Ship Niantic · fort · San Francisco · ~44 km · Must-see
• Feusier Octagon House · fort · San Francisco · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mechanics Monument · fort · San Francisco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Golden Gate Bridge · fort · San Francisco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Palace of Fine Arts · fort · San Francisco · ~45 km · Must-see

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