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Places near College Station by type
All 267 places by distance →One day from College Station
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:24 pm
56 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave College Station
- Bee Creek Parkpark · 45 min
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Lake Bryanlake · 45 min
- Eugene Edge Homeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Brazos County Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in College Station
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near College Station?
George Bush Presidential Library & Museum (museum, about 5 km), Brazos County Park (park, about 6 km), Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History (museum, about 6 km), Lake Bryan (lake, about 20 km), Benjamin Knox Gallery (museum, about 1 km), Aggie Bonfire Memorial (monument, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of College Station?
121 places on Spotwander: 65 forts & heritage, 24 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 14 churches, 11 museums, 7 parks.
Which is the nearest fort to College Station?
Aggie Bonfire Memorial, about 1 km by road; Corps Memorial Plaza (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to College Station?
Texas A and M University Lake Number 1 Dam, about 10 km by road; Lake Placid Dam (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from College Station?
Start in College Station, visit Bee Creek Park, then George Bush Presidential Library & Museum, then Lake Bryan, then Eugene Edge Home, then Brazos County Park, and drive back — about 56 km by road in all.