Upstream Guard Wall

Upstream 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 Upstream 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 Upstream Guard Wall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.57523, -90.39926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upstream Guard Wall

• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~7 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~7 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lindsay Park · park · Scott · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indian Springs Park · park · Scott · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Arsenal · church · Scott · ~17 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoological Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~19 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vander Veer Botanical Park · park · Scott · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church of Davenport · church · Scott · ~19 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~19 km · Must-see
• LeClaire Park · park · Scott · ~20 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Scientist · church · Rock Island · ~20 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~21 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upstream Guard Wall

Other forts & heritage near Upstream Guard Wall

• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~19 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~83 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~100 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~103 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~105 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~127 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~127 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~131 km · Must-see

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