Roddy Road

Roddy Road: 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 Roddy Road

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 Roddy Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.64087, -77.39374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roddy Road

• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~8 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~8 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~8 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gambrill State Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~27 km · Must-see
• South Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Greenbrier State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~30 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roddy Road

Other forts & heritage near Roddy Road

• Washington Monument · fort · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reno Monument · fort · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• War Correspondents Memorial Arch · fort · Frederick · ~42 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Antietam Creek Aqueduct · fort · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick State Park · fort · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Glyndon Historic District · fort · Baltimore · ~66 km · Must-see

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