McDowell Draw

McDowell Draw: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McDowell Draw

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach McDowell Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.40237, -101.15844. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDowell Draw

• Big Lake · lake · Reagan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Irion · ~37 km
• Barnhart · fort · Irion · ~38 km
• Barnhart Cowboy Church · fort · Irion · ~38 km
• City of Big Lake · fort · Reagan · ~45 km
• Dove Creek Battle · fort · Irion · ~45 km
• Big Lake Apostolic Church · church · Reagan · ~47 km
• Arden Community · fort · Irion · ~47 km
• Ball Dam · lake · Irion · ~51 km
• McLaughlin Mountain · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~61 km
• Concho, San Saba & Llano Valley Railroad Station · fort · Sterling · ~65 km
• Anti-Tuberculosis Colony No. 1 (McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital) · fort · Tom Green · ~67 km
• Camp Elizabeth · fort · Sterling · ~70 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~73 km
• Tepee Draw · viewpoint · Irion · ~3 km
• Antelope Draw · viewpoint · Irion · ~6 km
• Causey Draw · viewpoint · Irion · ~7 km
• Rock Hollow Draw · viewpoint · Irion · ~12 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near McDowell Draw

• Government Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~136 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~138 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Irion · ~37 km
• McLaughlin Mountain · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~61 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~73 km
• Nasworthy Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~78 km
• Bean Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~79 km
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~79 km
• Ruby Point · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~80 km
• Allen Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~81 km

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