Smokehouse

Smokehouse: 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 Smokehouse

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 Smokehouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.91106, -95.37516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smokehouse

• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Clinton State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds Church · church · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spencer Museum of Art · museum · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Natural History Museum · museum · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Haskell Indian Nations University · sanctuary · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Baker Wetlands · sanctuary · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Watkins Museum of History · museum · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Congregational Church · church · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Lawrence Christian Church · church · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smokehouse

Other forts & heritage near Smokehouse

• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Wakarusa · fort · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~80 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~84 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~133 km · Must-see

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