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: 39.37548, -90.90731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guard Wall

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~69 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~71 km · Must-see
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 24 Historic District · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Lock No. 24 · lake · Pike · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Guard Wall

Other forts & heritage near Guard Wall

• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~71 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~76 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~107 km · Must-see

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