Old Main

Old Main: 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 Old Main

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 Old Main — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.74077, -111.81413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Main

• Logan Utah Temple · church · Cache · ~2 km · Must-see
• Logan Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Cache · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cache National Forest · sanctuary · Cache · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Canyon · waterfall · Box Elder · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brigham City Museum · museum · Box Elder · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brigham City Utah Temple · church · Box Elder · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stinking Hot Springs · attraction · Box Elder · ~49 km · Must-see
• Willard Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Main

Other forts & heritage near Old Main

• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike National Historic Park Visitor Center · fort · Box Elder · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion · fort · Salt Lake · ~134 km · Must-see
• Seagull Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~135 km · Must-see
• Deseret Building · fort · Salt Lake · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fort Douglas (historic) · fort · Salt Lake · ~136 km · Must-see
• American Peace Garden Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~138 km · Must-see
• Sugar House Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~141 km · Must-see
• Caine Home · fort · Cache · ~0 km
• Crockett House · fort · Cache · ~1 km

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