North Wales

North Wales: 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 North Wales

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 North Wales — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.67326, -77.82103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Wales

• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~24 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Prince William · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~44 km · Must-see
• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~45 km · Must-see
• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~46 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Wales

Other forts & heritage near North Wales

• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• The River of Blood · fort · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fort Colvin · fort · Washington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Washington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Ethan Allen · fort · District of Columbia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Hunt · fort · District of Columbia · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy · fort · District of Columbia · ~84 km · Must-see

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