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: 40.14513, -91.51465. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guard Wall

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~53 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~74 km · Must-see
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 20 Historic District · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Old Central Control Station · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Lock No. 20 · lake · Lewis · ~0 km

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Other forts & heritage near Guard Wall

• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~86 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~134 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~148 km · Must-see
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 20 Historic District · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Old Central Control Station · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• 10 CR 313 · fort · Marion · ~28 km
• Glenwood school house · fort · Adams · ~30 km

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