Illinois Memorial

Illinois 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 Illinois 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 Illinois Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.35976, -90.84144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Illinois Memorial

• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~1 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~4 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~5 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see
• Delta National Forest · sanctuary · Sharkey · ~62 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~63 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Madison Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Illinois Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Illinois Memorial

• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~63 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~77 km · Must-see
• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~92 km · Must-see
• Anna Site · fort · Adams · ~110 km · Must-see

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