West Gate

West Gate: 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 West Gate

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 West Gate — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.00558, 120.74328. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Gate

• 龍鑾潭 · lake · Pingtung County · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kenting National Park · sanctuary · Pingtung County · ~7 km · Must-see
• Checheng FuAn Temple · temple · Pingtung County · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sheding Nature Park · attraction · Pingtung County · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gangkou Suspension Bridge · attraction · Pingtung County · ~13 km · Must-see
• KuskusShrine · temple · Pingtung County · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shouqia · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fangshan · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lobster Cave · cave · Pingtung County · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Dwarf Cave · cave · Pingtung County · ~67 km · Must-see
• Flower Vase Rock · viewpoint · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pengjishan · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~71 km · Must-see
• South Gate · attraction · Pingtung County · ~1 km
• Xiahutoushan · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~4 km
• Chiniuling · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~4 km
• Santaishan · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~5 km
• 紅柴坑漁港 · lake · Pingtung County · ~6 km
• Maanshan · viewpoint · Pingtung County · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of West Gate

Other forts & heritage near West Gate

• Cihou Fort · fort · Kaohsiung · ~105 km · Must-see
• Kaohsiung Underground Railway Information Center · fort · Kaohsiung · ~105 km · Must-see
• 高雄武德殿 · fort · Kaohsiung · ~105 km · Must-see
• Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine · fort · Kaohsiung · ~105 km · Must-see
• 卑南遺址 · fort · Taitung County · ~120 km · Must-see
• Qishan Wude Hall · fort · Kaohsiung · ~127 km · Must-see
• Fengbitou Archaeological Site · fort · Kaohsiung · ~85 km
• 六堆天后宮 · fort · Pingtung County · ~88 km
• 舊好茶石板屋 · fort · Pingtung County · ~96 km
• 屏東武德殿 · fort · Pingtung County · ~99 km

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