Standing Rock

Standing Rock: 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 Standing Rock

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 Standing Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.16600, -81.35041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Standing Rock

• Partially Buried Woodshed · attraction · Portage · ~3 km · Must-see
• Brady Lake · lake · Portage · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Portage · ~6 km · Must-see
• Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve · lake · Portage · ~11 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tinkers Creek State Park · sanctuary · Portage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Tomorrow · church · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Bernard’s Church · church · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens · sanctuary · Summit · ~22 km · Must-see
• Akron Zoo · sanctuary · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mantua Swamp · sanctuary · Portage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Indigo Lake · lake · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Geauga Lake · lake · Geauga · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Branch State Park · park · Portage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cuyahoga Falls Church of the Nazarene · waterfall · Summit · ~26 km · Must-see
• Quail Hollow Park · park · Stark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~29 km · Must-see
• LaDue Reservoir · lake · Geauga · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Standing Rock

Other forts & heritage near Standing Rock

• Haines House · fort · Stark · ~42 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~50 km · Must-see
• James A Garfield Memorial · fort · Cuyahoga · ~54 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~74 km · Must-see
• West Breakwater Light · fort · Lake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ashtabula Harbor Light · fort · Ashtabula · ~119 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~128 km · Must-see

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