Elba

Elba: 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 Elba

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 Elba — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.36254, -86.09424. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elba

• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~47 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Ozark · church · Dale · ~56 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Oaky Streak Methodist Church · church · Butler · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pike · ~63 km · Must-see
• National Security Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~5 km
• Lake Lorene Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~8 km
• Elba Country Club Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~10 km
• Brooklyn Baptist Church · church · Coffee · ~11 km
• Whitman Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~15 km
• Donaldson Lake Dam · lake · Covington · ~15 km
• Ellis Wise Dam · lake · Coffee · ~16 km
• Coffee County Public Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Elba

Other forts & heritage near Elba

• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~29 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~143 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~147 km · Must-see
• Tornado Memorial · fort · Coffee · ~29 km
• Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers Monument · fort · Crenshaw · ~41 km
• Volcano School (ruins) · fort · Covington · ~42 km
• New Hope School · fort · Covington · ~42 km
• Boeing CH-47 Chinook · fort · Dale · ~45 km
• Sikorsky EH-60A Black Hawk · fort · Dale · ~45 km
• Bell OH-58 Kiowa · fort · Dale · ~45 km

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