Old Main

Old Main: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Old Main

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Old Main — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.19489, -88.73694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Main

• St. Bernard's Catholic Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Faville Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Quartzite Outcrops State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~17 km · Must-see
• Aztalan State Park · park · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Fen And Wet Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Amerricka Amusement Park · park · Dane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Dane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Upper Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lower Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deansville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Panther Integlio Mound · fort · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nixon Park · park · Waukesha · ~42 km · Must-see
• Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians · church · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Main

Other forts & heritage near Old Main

• Panther Integlio Mound · fort · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Vilas Park Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~75 km · Must-see
• Merrill Spring · fort · Dane · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House · fort · Milwaukee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tripoli Shrine Center · fort · Milwaukee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Kilbourn Masonic Temple · fort · Milwaukee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Apartments · fort · Milwaukee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Public Library Central Library · fort · Milwaukee · ~85 km · Must-see

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