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Places near Edgewood by type
All 240 places by distance →One day from Edgewood
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:12 pm
88 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Edgewood
- Barren Ridgeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Highland Cemeteryheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Dallas-Shreveport Roadheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Lake Tawakoni State Parklake · 45 min
- Lake Tawakonilake · 45 min
- Back in Edgewood
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Edgewood?
A. L. Spradlin Log Cabin (heritage site, about 1 km), Edgewood Heritage Park Museum (museum, about 1 km), Bennett Joseph Carter Home (heritage site, about 1 km), Edgewood Cemetery (heritage site, about 1 km), Barren Ridge (heritage site, about 4 km), Lake Tawakoni State Park (lake, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Edgewood?
128 places on Spotwander: 65 forts & heritage, 38 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 14 churches, 5 museums, 2 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Edgewood?
A. L. Spradlin Log Cabin, about 1 km by road; Bennett Joseph Carter Home (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Edgewood?
Wills Point Reservoir Dam, about 16 km by road; Soil Conservation Service Site 105a Dam (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Edgewood?
Start in Edgewood, visit Barren Ridge, then Highland Cemetery, then Dallas-Shreveport Road, then Lake Tawakoni State Park, then Lake Tawakoni, and drive back — about 88 km by road in all.


















