The Depot Marker

The Depot Marker: 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 The Depot Marker

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 The Depot Marker — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.02492, -93.61752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Depot Marker

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~1 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~3 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~3 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~3 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~44 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Depot Marker

Other forts & heritage near The Depot Marker

• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~73 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Story · ~0 km
• Ben J. Cole Rock · fort · Story · ~0 km
• Site of First Home in Ames · fort · Story · ~1 km
• H.L. Munn Memorial · fort · Story · ~1 km
• Ames Circle of Arts · fort · Story · ~1 km

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