Eli Mitchell

Eli Mitchell: 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 Eli Mitchell

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 Eli Mitchell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.50818, -97.45953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eli Mitchell

• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~7 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~67 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dr. John Turner Tinsley · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Charles Mason · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Dr. Thomas Polk · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Amasa Turner · fort · Gonzales · ~0 km
• Bennet Valentine · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Dr. George Washington Barnett · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Central Square · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Andrew Ponton · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• Church Square · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km
• The Presbyterian Church of Gonzales · fort · Gonzales · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eli Mitchell

Other forts & heritage near Eli Mitchell

• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~88 km · Must-see
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• Volunteer Firemen Memorial · fort · Travis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Texas African American History Memorial · fort · Travis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Texas Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Travis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Texas World War II Memorial · fort · Travis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Copy of Statue Of Liberty · fort · Travis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~114 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~117 km · Must-see

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