José Rizal

José Rizal: 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 José Rizal

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 José Rizal — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 14.19588, 121.15979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near José Rizal

• Rizal Monument · fort · Laguna · ~0 km · Must-see
• DZJV Transmission Tower · attraction · Laguna · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rizal Shrine · museum · Laguna · ~3 km · Must-see
• Calamba Church · church · Laguna · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Parish · church · Laguna · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tadlac Lake · lake · Laguna · ~7 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception · church · Laguna · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Makiling · viewpoint · Laguna · ~10 km · Must-see
• Maria Makiling Statue · attraction · Laguna · ~12 km · Must-see
• UPLB Museum of Natural History · museum · Laguna · ~12 km · Must-see
• DZLB Transmission Tower · attraction · Laguna · ~12 km · Must-see
• Diocesan Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus · church · Laguna · ~12 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Kingdom · park · Laguna · ~15 km · Must-see
• Space Shuttle · attraction · Laguna · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. John the Evangelist Church · church · Batangas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Apolinario Mabini Shrine · museum · Batangas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cuartel de Santo Domingo · fort · Laguna · ~16 km · Must-see
• Matang Tubig · waterfall · Laguna · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of José Rizal

Other forts & heritage near José Rizal

• Rizal Monument · fort · Laguna · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cuartel de Santo Domingo · fort · Laguna · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old PNR Pacita II (Defunct) · fort · Laguna · ~25 km · Must-see
• Battle of Zapote · fort · Southern Manila District · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cuenca Ancestral House · fort · Cavite · ~47 km · Must-see
• Angono Petroglyphs · fort · Rizal · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aquino Assassination site · fort · Southern Manila District · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grotto · fort · Batangas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort San Felipe · fort · Cavite · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rizal Memorial Coliseum · fort · Capital District · ~56 km · Must-see

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