Castle Slide

Castle Slide: 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 Castle Slide

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 Castle Slide — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.88070, -77.49129. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castle Slide

• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~0 km · Must-see
• Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~8 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~9 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
• KLWX NEXRAD Radar · attraction · Loudoun · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chapel Road Park · church · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~20 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Prince William · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~24 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Castle Slide

Other forts & heritage near Castle Slide

• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• The River of Blood · fort · Montgomery · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy · fort · District of Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Ethan Allen · fort · District of Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort C. F. Smith · fort · District of Columbia · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · District of Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Bayard Park · fort · District of Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Corcoran · fort · District of Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Reno Park · fort · District of Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see

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