Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant: 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 Mount Pleasant

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 Mount Pleasant — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74609, -84.29557. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Pleasant

• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Camp Nelson National Monument · sanctuary · Jessamine · ~34 km · Must-see
• Roberts Chapel · church · Jessamine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• University of Kentucky Arboretum · park · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~50 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Pleasant

Other forts & heritage near Mount Pleasant

• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~146 km · Must-see
• Boone Trace DAR Monument · fort · Madison · ~5 km
• Battle of Richmond · fort · Madison · ~12 km
• White Hall · fort · Madison · ~14 km
• Round Hill · fort · Madison · ~16 km
• Fort Boonesborough · fort · Madison · ~21 km
• Fort Boonesborough State Park · fort · Madison · ~21 km
• Prather House · fort · Fayette · ~23 km
• Indian Fort Mountain · fort · Madison · ~26 km

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