Covered Bridge

Covered Bridge: 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 Covered Bridge

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 Covered Bridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.29634, -92.67040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Covered Bridge

• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~43 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~48 km · Must-see
• Skinner Memorial Chapel · church · Rice · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Rice · ~54 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~55 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~63 km · Must-see
• Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum · museum · Steele · ~64 km · Must-see
• Steele County Free Fair · lake · Steele · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Park · lake · Dakota · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chub Lake · lake · Dakota · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Covered Bridge

Other forts & heritage near Covered Bridge

• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Historic Fort Snelling · fort · Hennepin · ~97 km · Must-see
• James J. Hill House · fort · Ramsey · ~100 km · Must-see
• Oakland Avenue Bridge · fort · Hennepin · ~108 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Avenue Bridge · fort · Hennepin · ~110 km · Must-see
• The Depot · fort · Hennepin · ~112 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth C. Quinlan House · fort · Hennepin · ~112 km · Must-see
• Pierre Bottineau House · fort · Hennepin · ~139 km · Must-see
• Zumbrota Veterans Memorial · fort · Goodhue · ~0 km
• County Road 68 · fort · Wabasha · ~25 km

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