Old Dam

Old Dam: 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 Old Dam

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 Old Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.84620, -93.61758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Dam

• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~29 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~57 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~70 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Belmond Historical Museum · museum · Wright · ~0 km
• Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum · museum · Wright · ~5 km
• One Room Schoolhouse · museum · Wright · ~5 km
• Lake Cornelia · lake · Wright · ~10 km
• Lake Cornelia Path · fort · Wright · ~11 km
• Elm Lake Access · lake · Wright · ~12 km
• East Twin Lake Forest · lake · Hancock · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Dam

Other forts & heritage near Old Dam

• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~132 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~150 km · Must-see
• Lake Cornelia Path · fort · Wright · ~11 km
• Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Wright · ~29 km
• Eagle Grove War Memorial · fort · Wright · ~39 km
• Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Hancock · ~39 km
• Three Stars Monument · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~47 km
• National Register of Historic Places · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~47 km
• World Trade Center Steel Memorial · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~47 km

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