Lawson Tower

Lawson Tower: 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 Lawson Tower

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 Lawson Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.20059, -70.75535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lawson Tower

• First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Plymouth · ~0 km · Must-see
• First Trinitarian Congregational Church · church · Plymouth · ~0 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Old Scituate Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Peggotty Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Scituate Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
• North River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pratt Building · museum · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery · museum · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Aaron River Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Minot's Ledge Light · fort · Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Whitney & Thayer Woods · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jacobs Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Weir River Farm · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Paragon Park Carousel · park · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Accord Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Old Ship Church · church · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Arnold School Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see

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• Art Complex Museum · fort · Plymouth · ~23 km · Must-see
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