Waterloo Prospect

Waterloo Prospect: 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 Waterloo Prospect

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 Waterloo Prospect — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.48639, -106.35750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waterloo Prospect

• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~24 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery · park · Carbon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~67 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~71 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site · fort · Carbon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Golden Crown Mining Syndicate Mine · fort · Carbon · ~5 km
• Windy Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~8 km
• Sederlin Slide · viewpoint · Carbon · ~9 km
• Pine Butte · viewpoint · Carbon · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Waterloo Prospect

Other forts & heritage near Waterloo Prospect

• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site · fort · Carbon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~85 km · Must-see
• France Memorial Presbyterian Church · fort · Carbon · ~101 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~112 km · Must-see
• Golden Crown Mining Syndicate Mine · fort · Carbon · ~5 km
• Golden Gate Prospect · fort · Carbon · ~18 km
• United Airlines Flight 409 impact site · fort · Carbon · ~20 km
• Rock Creek Mine · fort · Carbon · ~20 km

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