Guard Wall

Guard Wall: 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 Guard Wall

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 Guard Wall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.00501, -90.68984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guard Wall

• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Abbey Church · church · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Missouri Temple · church · Saint Louis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Guard Wall

Other forts & heritage near Guard Wall

• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~84 km · Must-see

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