Wayside Store

Wayside Store: 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 Wayside Store

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 Wayside Store — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.43488, -89.01508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wayside Store

• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ballard · ~12 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~14 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~30 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trail of Tears State Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wayside Store

Other forts & heritage near Wayside Store

• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wickliffe Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Jefferson · fort · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~123 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~124 km · Must-see

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