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Places near Tarkio by type
All 175 places by distance →One day from Tarkio
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:03 pm
132 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Tarkio
- Atchison County Walk of Honorheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Brickyard Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Captain Meriwether Lewismuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Indian Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Tarkio Prairie Natural Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Tarkio
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Tarkio?
Captain Meriwether Lewis (museum, about 30 km), Indian Cave (cave, about 31 km), Atchison County Walk of Honor (heritage site, about 15 km), Tarkio Prairie Natural Area (nature spot, about 19 km), Brickyard Hill (hill, about 22 km), Nishnabotna Lake (lake, about 22 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tarkio?
29 places on Spotwander: 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 forts & heritage, 6 museums, 3 parks, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest lake to Tarkio?
Nishnabotna Lake, about 22 km by road; Hoover Frankum Watershed D 12 Reservoir (27 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Tarkio?
Atchison County Walk of Honor, about 15 km by road; Highway 136 (30 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tarkio?
Start in Tarkio, visit Atchison County Walk of Honor, then Brickyard Hill, then Captain Meriwether Lewis, then Indian Cave, then Tarkio Prairie Natural Area, and drive back — about 132 km by road in all.