Cherokee Trace

Cherokee Trace: 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 Cherokee Trace

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 Cherokee Trace — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.52024, -94.86113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cherokee Trace

• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~48 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~57 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~67 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~67 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~73 km · Must-see
• Abundant Life Fellowship Church · church · Gregg · ~3 km
• Lake Harris Dam · lake · Gregg · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cherokee Trace

Other forts & heritage near Cherokee Trace

• Elmira and Aaron T. Castleberry, II · fort · Gregg · ~6 km
• Dr. E. L. and Nannie Lewis Walker House · fort · Gregg · ~10 km
• First Franchised Motor Bus Line in Texas · fort · Gregg · ~10 km
• Rucker-Campbell House · fort · Gregg · ~14 km
• F. L. Whaley House · fort · Gregg · ~15 km
• Sloan, Hatcher, Perry, Runge, Robertson & Smith · fort · Gregg · ~15 km
• The Northcutt House · fort · Gregg · ~15 km
• First Baptist Church of Longview · fort · Gregg · ~15 km
• Our Confederate Heroes Statue · fort · Gregg · ~15 km
• Dalton Gang's Last Raid · fort · Gregg · ~15 km

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