Guthrie Tower

Guthrie Tower: 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 Guthrie Tower

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 Guthrie Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.98361, -86.45745. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guthrie Tower

• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~45 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~68 km · Must-see
• Broadway Church · church · Warren · ~3 km
• The Historic Railpark and Train Museum · museum · Warren · ~3 km
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Warren · ~3 km
• Riverview at Hobson Grove · museum · Warren · ~4 km
• Eastwood Church · church · Warren · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Guthrie Tower

Other forts & heritage near Guthrie Tower

• Bledsoe's Station · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
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• Fort Defiance Park · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~119 km · Must-see
• Fort Nashborough · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~119 km · Must-see
• Fort Blount · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~121 km · Must-see
• Fort Negley · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mound Bottom State Archaeology Area · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~137 km · Must-see
• Old Town Bridge · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~147 km · Must-see
• Confederate Monument · fort · Warren · ~4 km
• Fort Webb Park · fort · Warren · ~5 km

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