550th Avenue

550th Avenue: 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 550th Avenue

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 550th Avenue — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13687, -93.60103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 550th Avenue

• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~15 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~16 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~16 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 550th Avenue

Other forts & heritage near 550th Avenue

• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~77 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ada Hayden Rock · fort · Story · ~9 km
• John F Lacey Rock · fort · Story · ~9 km
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Story · ~9 km
• Aldo Leopold Rock · fort · Story · ~10 km
• Medicine Wheel · fort · Story · ~10 km

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