Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial: 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 Veterans Memorial

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 Veterans Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.73658, -85.88107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~12 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~21 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~22 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~32 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

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• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~53 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~116 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~124 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~128 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~132 km · Must-see
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