Thurber

Thurber: 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 Thurber

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 Thurber — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.50775, -98.41600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thurber

• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park · park · Stephens · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~72 km · Must-see
• W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas · museum · Erath · ~0 km
• Thurber Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Erath · ~1 km
• Coal Mine Mountain · viewpoint · Palo Pinto · ~3 km
• Dairy Mountain · viewpoint · Erath · ~4 km
• Brushy Mountain · viewpoint · Palo Pinto · ~5 km
• Dickson-Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Palo Pinto · ~6 km
• Gordon City Reservoir Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~6 km
• Wilbar Mountain · viewpoint · Palo Pinto · ~7 km
• Mingus Lake Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thurber

Other forts & heritage near Thurber

• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~103 km · Must-see
• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~111 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~128 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~128 km · Must-see
• Bethel Strawn · fort · Palo Pinto · ~11 km
• Bankhead Highway through Eastland County · fort · Eastland · ~16 km
• Daniel Roberts and Mary Anna (Garland) Thornton · fort · Erath · ~20 km
• First Baptist Church of Santo · fort · Palo Pinto · ~27 km

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