Foster Site

Foster Site: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Foster Site

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Foster Site — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.03167, -78.50444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Site

• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~7 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~35 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~53 km · Must-see

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