Lock and Dam 9

Lock and Dam 9: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Lock and Dam 9

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lock and Dam 9 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.21088, -91.09969. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock and Dam 9

• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock and Dam 9

Other forts & heritage near Lock and Dam 9

• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~86 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~104 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~108 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~109 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~113 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · Lafayette · ~114 km · Must-see
• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~132 km · Must-see
• Fort Hamilton · fort · Lafayette · ~141 km · Must-see
• Man Mound · fort · Sauk · ~149 km · Must-see

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