Blanco County

Blanco County: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Blanco County

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Blanco County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.27796, -98.41144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blanco County

• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~40 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~42 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~43 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~48 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Tunnel State Park · park · Kendall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~57 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~57 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blanco County

Other forts & heritage near Blanco County

• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Croghan Historical Site · fort · Burnet · ~70 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Barton Springs Pool · fort · Travis · ~77 km · Must-see
• Texas African American History Memorial · fort · Travis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Volunteer Firemen Memorial · fort · Travis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Texas World War II Memorial · fort · Travis · ~81 km · Must-see
• Copy of Statue Of Liberty · fort · Travis · ~81 km · Must-see
• Texas Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Travis · ~81 km · Must-see
• Tejano Monument · fort · Travis · ~81 km · Must-see

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