Slave Quarters

Slave Quarters: 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 Slave Quarters

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 Slave Quarters — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.72999, -84.99036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slave Quarters

• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~0 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~1 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint George Island · river spot · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Doctor Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island State Park · park · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~38 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~38 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Deal Tract- Saint Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve · beach · Gulf · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slave Quarters

Other forts & heritage near Slave Quarters

• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Plaza · fort · Franklin · ~0 km
• 1838 Cotton Warehouse · fort · Franklin · ~1 km
• Sponge Exchange · fort · Franklin · ~1 km
• Fishing Boat · fort · Franklin · ~1 km
• Apalachicola Cotton Exchange Building · fort · Franklin · ~1 km
• Pierce Site · fort · Franklin · ~2 km
• Porter's Bar Site · fort · Franklin · ~17 km

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