Grey Columns

Grey Columns: 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 Grey Columns

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 Grey Columns — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.42424, -85.69958. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grey Columns

• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Uchee Church · church · Russell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sardis Baptist Church (Union Springs, Alabama) · church · Bullock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grey Columns

Other forts & heritage near Grey Columns

• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~72 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Fort Site · fort · Russell · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Russell · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~132 km · Must-see
• Fort Perry Monument · fort · Marion · ~137 km · Must-see
• North Main Street Historic District · fort · Macon · ~1 km
• Tuskegee Institute Power Plant · fort · Macon · ~1 km

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