Best route to Fort Wilderness

kridg wrote:
Thanks for all the help. Is taking the western beltway toll road better than taking CR 535 to the Fort from IH75/turnpike?

In my opinion, most definitely. You'll hit a lot of traffic and stop lights on 535. In addition, that will bring you up to Hotel Plaza Blvd and Downtown Disney which can also get busy, especially if it is near rush hour. Certainly doable, but not as easy as the 429 (Western Beltway), which will drop you right onto Western Way, which ends at Buena Vista Blvd, a short distance from World Drive. World Drive will bring you right towards Fort Wilderness (to the right after the Magic Kingdom Toll booths).

Besides, to get on 535 from the turnpike, you will need to get on 429 (Western Beltway) for a short distance anyway. May as well just stay on it.

Thanks for all the help. Is taking the western beltway toll road better than taking CR 535 to the Fort from IH75/turnpike?

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:

Tom Trostel wrote:
For your GPS, the street address is: 4510 North Fort Wilderness Trail,
Lake Buena Vista, FL

The problem is many GPS programs will put you on some thru roads that are for cast members only and gated part way down. Once you get in there is no place to turn around.

Very true. Once you get onto property, just follow the signs.

Tom Trostel wrote:
For your GPS, the street address is: 4510 North Fort Wilderness Trail,
Lake Buena Vista, FL

The problem is many GPS programs will put you on some thru roads that are for cast members only and gated part way down. Once you get in there is no place to turn around.

For your GPS, the street address is: 4510 North Fort Wilderness Trail,
Lake Buena Vista, FL

The name of the site on the App store for Apples is "Fort Wilderness Sites" It is free, so I may give it a try. We prefer loops 400 to 900 when we take our 5th wheel, which is most of the time. 100 to 300 are OK with the truck camper, with the narrow roads and restricted backing room on many of the sites. However you can't reserve a specific site or loop, as all loops are not open all the time. You can request a specific loop at check in and that does seem to help. They run the campground the same way as they do the different classes of hotels. All appears to be based upon historical data of crowds at the Parks.

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:
There is a great phone app "Sites at the Fort" that gives you pics and dimensions of the sites.

That phone app is really good. It is available for both iPhone and Android. It is from the web site fortfiends.net.

You can access their nice site classification description/summary by clicking HERE.

There is a great phone app "Sites at the Fort" that gives you pics and dimensions of the sites.

ken07734 wrote:
I would suggest the full concrete sites as they don't have the crushed shell and sand that gets everywhere. preferred sites are usually by the dock or old river country and the posts. When we were there we had a preferred site which had a lot of crushed shells and sand and setup a tent for the kids while we stayed in the trailer. We put an AC unit in the tent for them and they were nice and cool. Next time we'll get a full pad and no tent setup and somewhere in the middle of the park so we wont be in the traffic areas.

The full concrete sites are the ones called the Premium sites. They are nice.

Here are the sites (by Loop Numbers):

100 - 200 Preferred - no pets
300 - Preferred - Pets allowed
400 - 900 Premium - Pets allowed
1000 - 1400 Premium - no Pets
1500 - Partial Hook-up - Tent and Popups
1600 - 1900 Full Hook-up Pets allowed
2000 - Partial Hook-up - Tents and Pop Ups

Click HERE for a map

I would suggest the full concrete sites as they don't have the crushed shell and sand that gets everywhere. preferred sites are usually by the dock or old river country and the posts. When we were there we had a preferred site which had a lot of crushed shells and sand and setup a tent for the kids while we stayed in the trailer. We put an AC unit in the tent for them and they were nice and cool. Next time we'll get a full pad and no tent setup and somewhere in the middle of the park so we wont be in the traffic areas.