Spangler's Spring

Spangler's Spring: 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 Spangler's Spring

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 Spangler's Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.81452, -77.21728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spangler's Spring

• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~0 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spangler's Spring

Other forts & heritage near Spangler's Spring

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• Reno Monument · fort · Washington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~65 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~71 km · Must-see
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• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• War Correspondents Memorial Arch · fort · Frederick · ~73 km · Must-see

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