Central Square

Central Square: 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 Central Square

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 Central Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.50135, -97.45265. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Square

• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~21 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~67 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Andrew Ponton · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• The Presbyterian Church of Gonzales · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Church Square · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Gonzales · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• 1834 Homesite of Capt. and Mrs. Almaron Dickinson · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Cemetery Square · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Charles T. Rather House · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Amasa Turner · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Charles Mason · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Bennet Valentine · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Square

Other forts & heritage near Central Square

• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~88 km · Must-see
• Barton Springs Pool · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Tejano Monument · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Volunteer Firemen Memorial · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Texas African American History Memorial · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Texas Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Texas World War II Memorial · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Copy of Statue Of Liberty · fort · Travis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~114 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~116 km · Must-see

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