Old State Road

Old State Road: 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 Old State Road

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 Old State Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.75220, -84.95339. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old State Road

• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~24 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~42 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Outlet Lake · lake · Isabella · ~2 km
• Littlefield Lake · lake · Isabella · ~3 km
• Tower Lake · lake · Isabella · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old State Road

Other forts & heritage near Old State Road

• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~129 km · Must-see
• Mount Pleasant Indian Industial Boarding School · fort · Isabella · ~25 km
• Conservation Park Site · fort · Gratiot · ~60 km
• Holiday Park Site · fort · Gratiot · ~60 km
• Brown Site · fort · Gratiot · ~63 km
• Oxbow Archeological District · fort · Midland · ~71 km
• Hardy Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~77 km
• Clark-Stringham Site · fort · Gratiot · ~78 km
• Croton Dam Mound Group · fort · Newaygo · ~84 km
• Croton Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~84 km

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