Podunk Guard Station

Podunk Guard 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 Podunk Guard 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 Podunk Guard Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74515, -112.31813. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Podunk Guard Station

• Daves Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Art Gallery · sanctuary · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bryce Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Birch Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Kane · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Creek Peak · viewpoint · Iron · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave · cave · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dixie National Forest · sanctuary · Iron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mineral Canyon Trail · viewpoint · Iron · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brian Head · viewpoint · Iron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Breaks National Monument · sanctuary · Iron · ~60 km · Must-see
• Navajo Lake · lake · Kane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~64 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~67 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Beaver · ~68 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Lake · lake · Iron · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~73 km · Must-see

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• Cove Fort · fort · Millard · ~122 km · Must-see
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• Cluff Mine · fort · Iron · ~71 km
• Old Rock Church · fort · Kane · ~79 km
• Veteran's Memorial Wall of Beaver County · fort · Beaver · ~81 km
• King Mine · fort · Kane · ~82 km
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