Fire Truck

Fire Truck: 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 Fire Truck

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 Fire Truck — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.76805, -89.68311. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Truck

• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~5 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~31 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~31 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Truck

Other forts & heritage near Fire Truck

• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~60 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~70 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~99 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~117 km · Must-see

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