State Highway 86

State Highway 86: 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 State Highway 86

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 State Highway 86 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.91901, -85.48161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near State Highway 86

• Lake Templene · lake · Saint Joseph · ~3 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Corey Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. James Memorial Chapel · church · LaGrange · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg Historical Society · museum · Kalamazoo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Austin Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Knob Hill · viewpoint · LaGrange · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · LaGrange · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Air Zoo · museum · Kalamazoo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gravel Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~47 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Branch · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Steuben · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Branch · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · museum · Kalamazoo · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of State Highway 86

Other forts & heritage near State Highway 86

• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~57 km · Must-see
• Butler Community Mausoleum · fort · Elkhart · ~78 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~82 km · Must-see
• Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes · fort · Saint Joseph · ~84 km · Must-see
• Auburn Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~90 km · Must-see
• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fort Miami · fort · Berrien · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo · fort · Allen · ~118 km · Must-see
• John D. Haynes House · fort · Allen · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fort Wayne Museum of Art · fort · Allen · ~122 km · Must-see

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