Old Highway 2

Old Highway 2: 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 Old Highway 2

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 Old Highway 2 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.54710, -91.31201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Highway 2

• Moquah Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Washburn District · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brule River State Forest · sanctuary · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Herbster Community Center · fort · Bayfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Bayfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Forest Lodge Educational Campus · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Point Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~54 km · Must-see
• LaPointe Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Amnicon Falls State Park · waterfall · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island Museum · museum · Ashland · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Highway 2

Other forts & heritage near Old Highway 2

• Herbster Community Center · fort · Bayfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the Ottawa · fort · Bayfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Michigan Island Lighthouse · fort · Ashland · ~90 km · Must-see
• Anchor of the Madeira · fort · Lake · ~91 km · Must-see
• Forest Road 417 · fort · Bayfield · ~3 km
• Forest Road 242 · fort · Bayfield · ~4 km
• Forest Road 847 · fort · Bayfield · ~5 km
• Forest Road 244 · fort · Bayfield · ~8 km

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