Auxiliary Lock

Auxiliary Lock: 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 Auxiliary Lock

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 Auxiliary Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.63644, -91.24917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Auxiliary Lock

• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~32 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Ralls · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Ralls · ~0 km
• Lock No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~0 km
• Upstream Guidewall · fort · Ralls · ~0 km
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 22 Historic District · fort · Ralls · ~0 km

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Other forts & heritage near Auxiliary Lock

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• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~80 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~96 km · Must-see
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• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~127 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Ralls · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Ralls · ~0 km
• Upstream Guidewall · fort · Ralls · ~0 km

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