Guard Tower

Guard Tower: 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 Tower

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 Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.72747, -114.61470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guard Tower

• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~0 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~0 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~0 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~1 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~3 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~14 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~19 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~30 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~36 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~41 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~41 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Guard Tower

• Salvation Mountain · fort · Imperial · ~124 km · Must-see
• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~125 km · Must-see
• Quartzite Figures · fort · La Paz · ~136 km · Must-see
• Cell Blocks · fort · Yuma · ~0 km
• New Exercise Yard · fort · Yuma · ~0 km
• Yuma Armed Forces Memorial · fort · Yuma · ~1 km
• Yuma Valley Railroad · fort · Yuma · ~1 km
• Old Yuma City Hall · fort · Yuma · ~1 km
• Water Reservoir · fort · Yuma · ~1 km
• Yuma Valley Railroad · fort · Yuma · ~8 km

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