Rutherford Spring House

Rutherford Spring 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 Rutherford Spring 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 Rutherford Spring House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.25708, -76.83197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rutherford Spring House

• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~0 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~3 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Indian Echo Caverns · cave · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rutherford Spring House

Other forts & heritage near Rutherford Spring House

• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope Mansion · fort · Lancaster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fort Granville · fort · Mifflin · ~94 km · Must-see

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