Local favourite fort · Colorado, Texas

Glidden

Glidden is a fort in Colorado, Texas.

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Glidden: 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 Glidden

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 Glidden — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.70198, -96.58704. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glidden

Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~6 km · Must-see
Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~34 km · Must-see
Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~68 km · Must-see
Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery · fort · Colorado · ~3 km
Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace · fort · Colorado · ~3 km
Columbus' Old City Cemetery · fort · Colorado · ~4 km
Exum Philip Whitfield · fort · Colorado · ~4 km
Colorado County · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Carriage Step on Prairie Street · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Ben Marshall Baker · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Bartels-Wirtz House · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Columbus Female Seminary · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Dilue Rose Harris · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Dilue Rose and Ira Albert Harris House · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
City of Columbus · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Abram Alley Log Cabin · fort · Colorado · ~5 km
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the American Declaration of Independence · fort · Colorado · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Glidden

Other forts & heritage near Glidden

Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~6 km · Must-see
Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~101 km · Must-see
Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~101 km · Must-see
Alexander Hodge Memorial · fort · Harris · ~147 km · Must-see
World War I Monument · fort · Harris · ~147 km · Must-see
Monument au Fantome · fort · Harris · ~148 km · Must-see
Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery · fort · Colorado · ~3 km
Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace · fort · Colorado · ~3 km
Columbus' Old City Cemetery · fort · Colorado · ~4 km

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Frequently asked

Is Glidden open today?

No visitor has reported the opening status for Glidden yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit Glidden?

October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Glidden?

Nearby: Confederate Memorial Museum (fort, 6 km), Cedar Creek Dam (lake, 34 km), Monument Hill (fort, 44 km), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (church, 68 km), Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery (fort, 3 km), Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace (fort, 3 km).