Guard Wall

Guard Wall: 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 Guard Wall

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 Guard Wall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.42617, -91.00838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guard Wall

• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~4 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~15 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~40 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~42 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fejervary Park · park · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Church · church · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~46 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Guard Wall

Other forts & heritage near Guard Wall

• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~48 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~49 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~149 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~149 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~150 km · Must-see
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Muscatine · ~0 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Rock Island · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Muscatine · ~0 km

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