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: 38.62772, -88.93872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~72 km · Must-see
• Salem Reservoir · lake · Union · ~3 km
• Illinois Central Raiolroad Water Tower · fort · Marion · ~21 km
• Community Beach Park · beach · Marion · ~21 km
• Old Reservoir · lake · Marion · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~131 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~138 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~140 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~141 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~142 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~146 km · Must-see

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