Apache Trail

Apache Trail: 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 Apache Trail

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 Apache Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.41666, -85.42692. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Trail

• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Bella Vista · lake · Kent · ~46 km · Must-see
• Murray Lake · lake · Kent · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lamberton Lake · lake · Kent · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~65 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fisk Lake · lake · Kent · ~67 km · Must-see
• Reeds Lake · lake · Kent · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Trail

Other forts & heritage near Apache Trail

• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~108 km · Must-see
• Little Sable Point Lighthouse · fort · Oceana · ~117 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~129 km · Must-see
• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Hardy Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~23 km
• Croton Dam Mound Group · fort · Newaygo · ~24 km
• Croton Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~24 km
• Toft Lake Village Site · fort · Newaygo · ~33 km
• White Pine Trail · fort · Kent · ~38 km
• Kiddville Dam · fort · Ionia · ~48 km

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