Jail Square

Jail Square: 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 Jail Square

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 Jail Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.50232, -97.45253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jail 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 · ~68 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Central Square · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Church Square · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Andrew Ponton · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Gonzales · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• The Presbyterian 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
• Bennet Valentine · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Amasa Turner · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km

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• 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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