Mount Taylor

Mount Taylor: 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 Mount Taylor

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 Mount Taylor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.88000, -81.31000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Taylor

• Gemini Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Seminole · ~7 km · Must-see
• Green Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park Lake · lake · Volusia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thursby House · fort · Volusia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Monroe Harbour Marina · lake · Seminole · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church-Sanford · church · Seminole · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lyonia Preserve · park · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hontoon Island State Park · sanctuary · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Jennie · lake · Seminole · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Volusia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mansion · fort · Volusia · ~20 km · Must-see
• African American Museum of the Arts · museum · Volusia · ~20 km · Must-see
• DeLand House Museum · museum · Volusia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Museum of Florida Art · museum · Volusia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Jesup Boat Launch · lake · Seminole · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Run State Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Taylor

Other forts & heritage near Mount Taylor

• Thursby House · fort · Volusia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mansion · fort · Volusia · ~20 km · Must-see
• New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site · fort · Volusia · ~48 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Park · fort · Volusia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Christmas · fort · Orange · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mary McLeod Bethune House · fort · Volusia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mound · fort · Volusia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Eldora State House · fort · Volusia · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cinderella Castle · fort · Orange · ~72 km · Must-see
• Windover Archaeological Site · fort · Brevard · ~73 km · Must-see

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