Esplanade

Esplanade: 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 Esplanade

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 Esplanade — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19199, -91.05691. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Esplanade

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~32 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~32 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~63 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~66 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Esplanade

Other forts & heritage near Esplanade

• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~68 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~73 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Mercer · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Mercer · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 17 Historic District · fort · Mercer · ~0 km
• Downstream Guide Wall · fort · Mercer · ~0 km
• Florence-Council On The Iowa Site · fort · Louisa · ~13 km
• Keithsburg Historic District · fort · Mercer · ~18 km

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