Rex

Rex: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Rex

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rex — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.45539, -109.54321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rex

• Vernal Utah Temple · church · Uintah · ~1 km · Must-see
• Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum · museum · Uintah · ~2 km · Must-see
• Vernal Christian Church · church · Uintah · ~3 km · Must-see
• Steinaker State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red Fleet State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~21 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~43 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jehovahs Witnesses Roosevelt Congregation · church · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Browne Lake · lake · Daggett · ~64 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Dam · lake · Daggett · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur National Monument · sanctuary · Moffat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rex

Other forts & heritage near Rex

• First Site · fort · Carbon · ~133 km · Must-see
• Fort Bridger · fort · Summit · ~149 km · Must-see
• 3 Kings Panel (McConkie Ranch ) · fort · Uintah · ~15 km
• McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs · fort · Uintah · ~16 km
• Josie's Cabin · fort · Uintah · ~39 km
• Fort Robidoux Historical Monument · fort · Uintah · ~40 km
• Stringham Historic Cabin · fort · Daggett · ~43 km
• Denis Julien Inscription · fort · Moffat · ~57 km
• Summit Springs Guard Station · fort · Daggett · ~63 km
• Summit Springs Guard Station Cabin and Bunkhouse · fort · Daggett · ~63 km

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