Appel Mill

Appel Mill: 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 Appel Mill

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 Appel Mill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.86521, -89.88471. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Appel Mill

• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~25 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~27 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~44 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Appel Mill

Other forts & heritage near Appel Mill

• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~25 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~75 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~81 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~86 km · Must-see
• Fort Hamilton · fort · Lafayette · ~107 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~115 km · Must-see

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