Collin County

Collin 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 Collin 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 Collin County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.19754, -96.61560. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Collin County

• Heard Natural Science Museum · museum · Collin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas · temple · Collin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Karya Siddhi Hanuman · temple · Collin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lavon Lake · lake · Collin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Southfork Ranch · attraction · Collin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve · park · Collin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Universal Kids Resort · park · Collin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Stonebriar Community Church · church · Collin · ~25 km · Must-see
• East Plano Islamic Center · dargah · Collin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Archgate Park · park · Collin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heritage Farmstead Museum · museum · Collin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lee F. Jackson Spring Creek Park Preserve · sanctuary · Dallas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Arbor Hills Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Denton · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Collin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Ray Hubbard · lake · Dallas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lewisville Lake · lake · Denton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dallas Texas Temple · church · Dallas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clymer Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Hunt · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Collin County

Other forts & heritage near Collin County

• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~90 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~132 km · Must-see
• Eiffel Tower · fort · Lamar · ~141 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~149 km · Must-see

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