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Places near Bandera by type
All 269 places by distance →One day from Bandera
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:41 pm
107 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Bandera
- Mosher Big Lake Damdam · 45 min
- Bandera Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Clark Family Cemeteryheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Hill Country State Natural Areahill · 2 hrs
- Medina Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Bandera
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Bandera?
Bandera Pass (viewpoint, about 19 km), Hill Country State Natural Area (hill, about 20 km), Captain Jack Phillips (heritage site, about 1 km), Camp Montel, C.S.A. (heritage site, about 1 km), Bandera County Courthouse (heritage site, about 1 km), Frontier Times Museum (museum, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bandera?
123 places on Spotwander: 47 forts & heritage, 29 hill stations & viewpoints, 11 churches, 21 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 parks.
Which is the nearest fort to Bandera?
Captain Jack Phillips, about 1 km by road; Camp Montel, C.S.A. (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Bandera?
Duffys Mountain, about 15 km by road; Cloud Mountain (17 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Bandera?
Start in Bandera, visit Mosher Big Lake Dam, then Bandera Pass, then Clark Family Cemetery, then Hill Country State Natural Area, then Medina Lake, and drive back — about 107 km by road in all.