Gilbert's Castle

Gilbert's Castle: 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 Gilbert's Castle

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 Gilbert's Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.99929, -86.20328. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert's Castle

• Indian Lake · lake · Cass · ~1 km · Must-see
• Brush Lake · lake · Berrien · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cass · ~4 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Berrien · ~6 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Berrien · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rowe Lake · lake · Berrien · ~9 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Berrien · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jarvis Lake · lake · Berrien · ~10 km · Must-see
• Riggins Lake · lake · Berrien · ~11 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Berrien · ~12 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Berrien · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Indian Lake · lake · Berrien · ~15 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Berrien · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Log Cabin Museum · museum · Cass · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Saint Joseph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Colvin Lake · lake · Berrien · ~24 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake · lake · Berrien · ~27 km · Must-see
• Madron Lake · lake · Berrien · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert's Castle

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• Fort Miami · fort · Berrien · ~33 km · Must-see
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• Door Prairie Barn · fort · LaPorte · ~77 km · Must-see
• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Michigan City East Pierhead Light · fort · LaPorte · ~82 km · Must-see
• Butler Community Mausoleum · fort · Elkhart · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~99 km · Must-see
• Chief Menominee Statue · fort · Marshall · ~99 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~145 km · Must-see
• Cloud Gate · fort · Cook · ~148 km · Must-see

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