Start here
The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Bowie by type
All 258 places by distance →One day from Bowie
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:56 pm
67 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Bowie
- Dead Ox Moundviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Brushy Moundviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lake Amon Carter Damdam · 45 min
- Soil Conservation Service Site 13a Damdam · 45 min
- Soil Conservation Service Site 1k Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Bowie
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Bowie?
Lake Amon Carter Dam (dam, about 14 km), City of Bowie (heritage site, about 1 km), First Baptist Church of Bowie (heritage site, about 1 km), Cougar Mountain (viewpoint, about 1 km), Mose Johnson Lake Dam (dam, about 2 km), Elmwood Cemetery (heritage site, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bowie?
68 places on Spotwander: 19 forts & heritage, 29 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 14 hill stations & viewpoints, 1 church, 3 museums.
Which is the nearest fort to Bowie?
City of Bowie, about 1 km by road; First Baptist Church of Bowie (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Bowie?
Mose Johnson Lake Dam, about 2 km by road; Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Dam (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Bowie?
Start in Bowie, visit Dead Ox Mound, then Brushy Mound, then Lake Amon Carter Dam, then Soil Conservation Service Site 13a Dam, then Soil Conservation Service Site 1k Dam, and drive back — about 67 km by road in all.