River Road

River Road: 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 River Road

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 River Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.78225, -72.45973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Road

• Beaver Meadow Union Chapel · church · Windsor · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Howe Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cilley Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~15 km · Must-see
• Stephen Mack Sawmill building · attraction · Orange · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~16 km · Must-see
• Montshire Museum of Science · museum · Grafton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Larkin Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Hill · viewpoint · Windsor · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Epic of American Civilization · attraction · Grafton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Quechee State Park · park · Windsor · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hood Museum of Art · museum · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Union Village Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sayre Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home · sanctuary · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park · park · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park · lake · Sullivan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom · viewpoint · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Road

Other forts & heritage near River Road

• Wilson Castle · fort · Rutland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Leicester Meeting House · fort · Addison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dana Meeting House · fort · Belknap · ~85 km · Must-see
• Starksboro Village Meeting House · fort · Addison · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence State Historic Site · fort · Addison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bay Meeting House and Vestry · fort · Belknap · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint-Frédéric · fort · Addison · ~103 km · Must-see
• Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site · fort · Hillsborough · ~106 km · Must-see
• Colchester Reef Light · fort · Chittenden · ~113 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Ticonderoga · fort · Chittenden · ~113 km · Must-see

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