John N. Sowell

John N. Sowell: 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 John N. Sowell

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 John N. Sowell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.57367, -97.93528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John N. Sowell

• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~10 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~39 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~44 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~50 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch · sanctuary · Comal · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bracken Cave · cave · Comal · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~56 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~59 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~60 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~60 km · Must-see
• Texas Transportation Museum · museum · Bexar · ~61 km · Must-see

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• Tejano Monument · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Volunteer Firemen Memorial · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Texas African American History Memorial · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Texas Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Texas World War II Memorial · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Copy of Statue Of Liberty · fort · Travis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~130 km · Must-see

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