Control Station

Control Station: 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 Control Station

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 Control Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.89770, -90.15445. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Control Station

• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~58 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Control Station

Other forts & heritage near Control Station

• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~53 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~87 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~94 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~98 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~98 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~102 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~104 km · Must-see

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