Coal Yard

Coal Yard: 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 Coal Yard

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 Coal Yard — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.20678, -123.95971. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coal Yard

• Peter Iredale · attraction · Clatsop · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chinook Point · beach · Pacific · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~8 km · Must-see
• Youngs Bay · beach · Clatsop · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dismal Nitch - Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~11 km · Must-see
• Baker Bay · beach · Pacific · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Clatsop · fort · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~14 km · Must-see
• Waikiki Beach · beach · Pacific · ~14 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~14 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sunset Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment State Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coal Yard

Other forts & heritage near Coal Yard

• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Clatsop · fort · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~14 km · Must-see
• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grays Harbor Lighthouse · fort · Grays Harbor · ~96 km · Must-see
• Wolfenbarger Site · fort · Lewis · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~134 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Estate · fort · Washington · ~146 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver · fort · Clark · ~149 km · Must-see

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