Victory Arch

Victory Arch: 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 Victory Arch

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 Victory Arch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.64097, -95.20910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Victory Arch

• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~52 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~1 km
• Harker House · museum · Buena Vista · ~1 km
• Little Storm Lake Discovery Center Park · lake · Buena Vista · ~2 km
• Casino Beach · beach · Buena Vista · ~3 km
• Log Cabin Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~3 km
• Lakeside Beach · beach · Buena Vista · ~5 km
• Eden Prairie Recreation Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~19 km
• Larson Lake County Park · lake · Cherokee · ~22 km
• 470th Street · fort · Buena Vista · ~28 km
• Sunken Grove State Game Management Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~32 km
• Blazing Star Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~32 km
• Albert City Historical Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~33 km
• Little Clear Lake Outdoor Recreation Area · lake · Pocahontas · ~33 km
• Lubeck Woods Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~35 km
• Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Victory Arch

Other forts & heritage near Victory Arch

• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~122 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~123 km · Must-see
• 470th Street · fort · Buena Vista · ~28 km
• Early Mansion · fort · Sac · ~38 km
• Mill Creek Bridge · fort · Cherokee · ~38 km
• General Sherman Hall · fort · Sac · ~38 km
• Soldier Monument · fort · Sac · ~38 km
• Cherokee Sewer Site · fort · Cherokee · ~39 km
• Firefighter Memorial Benches · fort · Cherokee · ~44 km

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