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Places near Port Lavaca by type
All 210 places by distance →One day from Port Lavaca
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:44 pm
119 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Port Lavaca
- Green Lakelake · 45 min
- Chocolate Baybeach · 1.5 hrs
- Carancahua Baybeach · 1.5 hrs
- Lavaca Baybeach · 1.5 hrs
- Lighthouse Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Port Lavaca
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Port Lavaca?
Halfmoon Reef Light (beach, about 3 km), Lavaca Bay (beach, about 8 km), Calhoun County Participation in World War II (heritage site, about 1 km), Civil War Bombardment of Port Lavaca (heritage site, about 1 km), Alsatian Immigration Through Lavaca Bay (heritage site, about 1 km), Grace Episcopal Church (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Port Lavaca?
80 places on Spotwander: 31 forts & heritage, 14 churches, 18 beaches & coast, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 museum.
Which is the nearest fort to Port Lavaca?
San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad, about 1 km by road; Calhoun County Participation in World War II (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Port Lavaca?
Grace Episcopal Church, about 1 km by road; Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Port Lavaca?
Start in Port Lavaca, visit Green Lake, then Chocolate Bay, then Carancahua Bay, then Lavaca Bay, then Lighthouse Beach, and drive back — about 119 km by road in all.