Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial: 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 Veterans Memorial

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 Veterans Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.47712, -85.34749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~6 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~6 km · Must-see
• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~22 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Johns Mountain · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~33 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wilder Brigade Monument · fort · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chief Vann House · fort · Murray · ~72 km · Must-see
• Chief Vann House State Historic Site · fort · Murray · ~72 km · Must-see
• Moccasin Bend National Archeological District · fort · East Tennessee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fort Mountain State Park · fort · Murray · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Mountain · fort · Murray · ~84 km · Must-see
• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~105 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~126 km · Must-see

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