FS 485

FS 485: 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 FS 485

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 FS 485 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.12110, -122.28692. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near FS 485

• St. Peter's Chapel · church · Solano · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Chabot · lake · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mare Island Historic District · fort · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom · park · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Medusa · temple · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• North Vallejo Park · church · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Solano · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Herman · lake · Solano · ~15 km · Must-see
• Glass Beach · beach · Solano · ~16 km · Must-see
• San Pablo Bay · beach · Contra Costa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Benicia City Park · park · Solano · ~17 km · Must-see
• Benicia Capitol · museum · Solano · ~17 km · Must-see
• Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Point Pinole Regional Shoreline · park · Contra Costa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hilltop Lake · lake · Contra Costa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Country Club Vista Park · park · Contra Costa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Breuner Marsh · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pinole Valley Park · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of FS 485

Other forts & heritage near FS 485

• Mare Island Historic District · fort · Solano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Emeryville Shellmound Memorial · fort · Alameda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Chimes · fort · Alameda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jack London's Wolf House · fort · Sonoma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jack London State Historic Park · fort · Sonoma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Warden's House · fort · San Francisco · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Mason · fort · San Francisco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Golden Gate Bridge · fort · San Francisco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Site of Ship Niantic · fort · San Francisco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Feusier Octagon House · fort · San Francisco · ~47 km · Must-see

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