Columbia Junction Lock

Columbia Junction Lock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Columbia Junction Lock

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Columbia Junction Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.75314, -78.17277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columbia Junction Lock

• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~18 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~48 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~49 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Columbia Junction Lock

Other forts & heritage near Columbia Junction Lock

• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~79 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~80 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~85 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~85 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~86 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~90 km · Must-see

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