Wasatch

Wasatch: 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 Wasatch

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 Wasatch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.61967, -111.47964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wasatch

• Franz the bear · attraction · Summit · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~7 km · Must-see
• Park City Baptist Church · church · Summit · ~7 km · Must-see
• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Homestead Crater · attraction · Wasatch · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mountain Valley Baptist Chapel · church · Wasatch · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wasatch

Other forts & heritage near Wasatch

• Fort Douglas (historic) · fort · Salt Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sugar House Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Henry & Elizabeth Parker Chipman House · fort · Utah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Deseret Building · fort · Salt Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion · fort · Salt Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Seagull Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• American Peace Garden Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Utah State Hospital Museum · fort · Utah · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Utah · fort · Utah · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Bridger · fort · Summit · ~150 km · Must-see

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