Esplanade

Esplanade: 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 Esplanade

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 Esplanade — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81880, -79.53045. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Esplanade

• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~15 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~16 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~22 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~27 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~39 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~47 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~48 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Islands State Park · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~50 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Boyce Park · park · Allegheny · ~54 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 203 · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beechwood Farms · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Esplanade

Other forts & heritage near Esplanade

• Bushy Run Battlefield Park · fort · Westmoreland · ~65 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Craig Street · fort · Allegheny · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Pitt Block House · fort · Allegheny · ~73 km · Must-see
• Duquesne Incline · fort · Allegheny · ~74 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~85 km · Must-see
• Oliver Miller Homestead · fort · Allegheny · ~86 km · Must-see

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