Ranger Station

Ranger Station: 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 Ranger Station

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 Ranger Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88373, -114.67556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ranger Station

• Willow Beach Scenic Overlook · beach · Mohave · ~7 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Colorado · viewpoint · Mohave · ~12 km · Must-see
• Arizona Hot Springs · attraction · Mohave · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Mohave · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Visitor Center Viewpoint · viewpoint · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Winged Figures of the Republic · attraction · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fortification Hill · viewpoint · Mohave · ~22 km · Must-see
• Railroad Pass · viewpoint · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Valley · beach · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area · lake · Mohave · ~33 km · Must-see
• Detrital Valley · viewpoint · Mohave · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clark County Museum · museum · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boulder Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohave · lake · Mohave · ~39 km · Must-see
• Boulder Wash Cove · beach · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Las Vegas · lake · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ranger Station

Other forts & heritage near Ranger Station

• Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park · fort · Clark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio · fort · Mohave · ~120 km · Must-see
• Boulder City Historic District · fort · Clark · ~22 km
• Techatticup Mine · fort · Clark · ~28 km
• Water Street District · fort · Clark · ~41 km
• Rockefeller Mine · fort · Clark · ~45 km
• Kemple Camp & Millsite · fort · Mohave · ~46 km
• United Air Lines Flight 736 · fort · Clark · ~62 km
• Las Vegas Race Track · fort · Clark · ~64 km
• Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District · fort · Clark · ~65 km

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