Cooke County

Cooke 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 Cooke 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 Cooke County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.62449, -97.15403. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooke County

• Frank Buck Zoo · sanctuary · Cooke · ~0 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit · lake · Cooke · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake · lake · Cooke · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch · lake · Denton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit · lake · Denton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit · lake · Denton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Jordan Unit · lake · Denton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Buck Creek Unit · lake · Grayson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Trail Corridor · lake · Denton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit · lake · Denton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Elm Fork Unit · lake · Denton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt Corridor · lake · Denton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little Chapel-in-the-Woods · church · Denton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Historic Denton County Courthouse · museum · Denton · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooke County

Other forts & heritage near Cooke County

• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~112 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~124 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~126 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~126 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~128 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~128 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~130 km · Must-see
• Cooke County, C.S.A./2nd Frontier Regiment · fort · Cooke · ~0 km

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