It lies in the mountains, roughly 1 kilometer to the northeast from the town centre of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein.

It is freely open to tourists and accessible by foot or mountain bike via a local footpath.

[citation needed] Archeological digs made in recent decades have revealed only small amounts of artifacts from the medieval and early modern period, suggesting that the castle might have been cleared and burned down at a later point in its history.

[citation needed] The ownership of the castle ruin was handed over to the Municipality of Vaduz in 1933.

Today, the best preserved parts of the castle are its grand hall and the remaining section of its keep.