Luther Bell

Luther Bell: 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 Luther Bell

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 Luther Bell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.31206, -91.80533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Luther Bell

• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~2 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~2 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~27 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~48 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~73 km · Must-see
• 3-D Life Tree · fort · Winneshiek · ~0 km

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