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All 172 places by distance →One day from Seadrift
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:45 pm
120 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Seadrift
- Operating Basin Number 1 Leveelake · 45 min
- Green Lakelake · 45 min
- Operating Basins 1-5 Damdam · 45 min
- Halfmoon Reef Lightbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Aransas National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Seadrift
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Seadrift?
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 17 km), Green Lake (lake, about 22 km), Halfmoon Reef Light (beach, about 33 km), Operating Basin Number 1 Levee (lake, about 13 km), Operating Basins 1-5 Dam (dam, about 15 km), Lavaca Bay (beach, about 36 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Seadrift?
48 places on Spotwander: 17 forts & heritage, 14 beaches & coast, 3 churches, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 rivers, islands & mangroves.
Which is the nearest fort to Seadrift?
Cotton Gins of Calhoun County, about 19 km by road; Rene Robert Cavaelier de La Salle Monument (23 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Seadrift?
Shoalwater Bay, about 19 km by road; Chocolate Bay (25 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Seadrift?
Start in Seadrift, visit Operating Basin Number 1 Levee, then Green Lake, then Operating Basins 1-5 Dam, then Halfmoon Reef Light, then Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, and drive back — about 120 km by road in all.