Turk

Turk: 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 Turk

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 Turk — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.91967, -112.10245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turk

• Big Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~5 km · Must-see
• Goshen Reservoir · lake · Utah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blowhole Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nutty Putty Cave · cave · Utah · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mona Reservoir · lake · Juab · ~27 km · Must-see
• Goshen Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~30 km · Must-see
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~35 km · Must-see
• Santaquin Debris Basin Dam · lake · Utah · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~39 km · Must-see
• Payson Utah Temple · temple · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Harker Canyon · viewpoint · Tooele · ~41 km · Must-see
• Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camp Floyd State Park · park · Utah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Five Mile Pass · sanctuary · Utah · ~48 km · Must-see
• Utah Lake · lake · Utah · ~48 km · Must-see
• Salem Lake · lake · Utah · ~49 km · Must-see
• Radha Krishna Temple · temple · Utah · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turk

Other forts & heritage near Turk

• Fort Utah · fort · Utah · ~62 km · Must-see
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• Sugar House Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~115 km · Must-see
• American Peace Garden Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~117 km · Must-see
• Deseret Building · fort · Salt Lake · ~120 km · Must-see
• Seagull Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fort Douglas (historic) · fort · Salt Lake · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion · fort · Salt Lake · ~121 km · Must-see

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