Smith Fire Lane

Smith Fire Lane: 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 Smith Fire Lane

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 Smith Fire Lane — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.74867, -90.93664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Fire Lane

• Chequamegon Point Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church of Chequamegon Bay · church · Bayfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• LaPointe Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island Museum · museum · Ashland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Bayfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Basswood Island · river spot · Ashland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the Ottawa · fort · Bayfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Bay State Park · sanctuary · Ashland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island · lake · Ashland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Ashland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moquah Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Herbster Community Center · fort · Bayfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Washburn District · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Michigan Island Lighthouse · fort · Ashland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gull Island Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Fire Lane

Other forts & heritage near Smith Fire Lane

• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the Ottawa · fort · Bayfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Herbster Community Center · fort · Bayfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Michigan Island Lighthouse · fort · Ashland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anchor of the Madeira · fort · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~93 km · Must-see
• Friendly Valley Road · fort · Bayfield · ~4 km
• County Forest Road 63A · fort · Bayfield · ~5 km
• Forest Road 103 · fort · Bayfield · ~6 km
• Forest Road 101 · fort · Bayfield · ~7 km

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