Place Road

Place 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 Place 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 Place Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.96600, -122.84532. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Place Road

• Elijah Bristow State Park · park · Lane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dexter Reservoir · lake · Lane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lowell Covered Bridge · attraction · Lane · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lookout Point Dam · lake · Lane · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Lane · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fall Creek Lake · lake · Lane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dorris Ranch · park · Lane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lookout Point Lake · lake · Lane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kelly Butte Park Overlook · park · Lane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hendricks Park · park · Lane · ~24 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural and Cultural History · museum · Lane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kopb-am · attraction · Lane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley Oregon Temple · temple · Lane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Reflections of a Summer Day · attraction · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art · museum · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Prometheus · attraction · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• University Hall · sanctuary · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lady · attraction · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Place Road

Other forts & heritage near Place Road

• Shelton-McMurphey House · fort · Lane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Umpqua · fort · Douglas · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Oregon State Capitol · fort · Marion · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fallen Trooper Memorial · fort · Marion · ~137 km · Must-see
• Pengra Bridge · fort · Lane · ~0 km
• Jasper Lowell Road · fort · Lane · ~8 km
• Unity Bridge · fort · Lane · ~8 km
• Dorris Ranch Historic District · fort · Lane · ~20 km
• Kessey House · fort · Lane · ~20 km

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