Canon

Canon: 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 Canon

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 Canon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.62969, -89.78621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Canon

• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~27 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~35 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bureau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Johnson Sauk Trail State Park · sanctuary · Henry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Canon

Other forts & heritage near Canon

• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~27 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~82 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~88 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~92 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~102 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~115 km · Must-see

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