Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial: 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 Veterans Memorial

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 Veterans Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07504, -95.09760. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~67 km · Must-see
• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~67 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~74 km · Must-see
• War Memorial · fort · Crawford · ~0 km
• Breda Depot · fort · Carroll · ~20 km
• Mount Moses · viewpoint · Carroll · ~23 km
• Carroll County Historical Museum · museum · Carroll · ~24 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Carroll · ~24 km
• Hausbarn · museum · Carroll · ~24 km
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church · church · Carroll · ~24 km
• Former Sinclair Gas Station · fort · Sac · ~26 km
• Farmstead Museum · museum · Carroll · ~27 km
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses · church · Crawford · ~28 km
• Black Hawk Marsh Dam · lake · Sac · ~28 km
• Black Hawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~29 km
• Gun Shot Hill · viewpoint · Sac · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

• Hitchcock House · fort · Cass · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~128 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~130 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~139 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Monument · fort · Pottawattamie · ~140 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~142 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~148 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~149 km · Must-see
• War Memorial · fort · Crawford · ~0 km
• Breda Depot · fort · Carroll · ~20 km

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