Johnson County

Johnson County: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Johnson County

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Johnson County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.33943, -97.38762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson County

• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~38 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~41 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Padera Lake · lake · Ellis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~51 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Arlington · lake · Tarrant · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Assumption Church · church · Tarrant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Joe Pool Lake · lake · Dallas · ~55 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Johnson County

• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~57 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~95 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~127 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~136 km · Must-see
• Joiner-Long House · fort · Johnson · ~0 km
• Cleburne Lodge No. 315, A.F. & A.M. · fort · Johnson · ~1 km

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