300th Street

300th Street: 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 300th Street

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 300th Street — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.92161, -93.75657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 300th Street

• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~18 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~19 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 300th Street

Other forts & heritage near 300th Street

• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~49 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~54 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~89 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~114 km · Must-see
• 320th Street · fort · Boone · ~4 km
• Aborted Babies Memorial · fort · Boone · ~8 km
• Sheldahl Norwegian Lutheran Church · fort · Story · ~10 km
• Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock · fort · Story · ~15 km
• Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock · fort · Story · ~15 km

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