Climbing Tower

Climbing Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Climbing Tower

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Climbing Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.11984, -93.93664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Climbing Tower

• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~33 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~33 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~33 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~37 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~45 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~64 km · Must-see

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• The Monster · attraction · Polk · ~79 km
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• The Tornado · attraction · Polk · ~79 km
• The Outlaw · attraction · Polk · ~79 km
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