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: 39.66803, -95.65714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Whiting City Dam · lake · Jackson · ~10 km
• Creativity Bank · museum · Brown · ~14 km
• Historic Caretakers Cabin · fort · Brown · ~15 km
• Mission Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~90 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Fort Wakarusa · fort · Douglas · ~117 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~129 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~131 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~142 km · Must-see
• Historic Caretakers Cabin · fort · Brown · ~15 km
• Coyote Road · fort · Brown · ~17 km

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