Red Hat Cell Block

Red Hat Cell Block: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Hat Cell Block

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 Red Hat Cell Block — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.96619, -91.61393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Hat Cell Block

• Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Clark Creek Natural Area · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Concordia Parish · ~18 km · Must-see
• Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Concordia Parish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Avoyelles Parish · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Avoyelles Parish · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Feliciana Parish · ~29 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · West Feliciana Parish · ~38 km · Must-see
• Audubon State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~43 km · Must-see
• Swayze Lake · lake · Saint Landry Parish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort DeRussy · fort · Avoyelles Parish · ~61 km · Must-see
• Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Saint Landry Parish · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sherburne Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Saint Martin Parish · ~72 km · Must-see
• Angola Museum · museum · West Feliciana Parish · ~6 km
• Royal Oak Church · church · Pointe Coupee Parish · ~11 km
• Chinns Chapel · church · Pointe Coupee Parish · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Hat Cell Block

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• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~141 km · Must-see
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