Wizard Wells

Wizard Wells: 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 Wizard Wells

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 Wizard Wells — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.20079, -97.97111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wizard Wells

• Bridgeport Falls · waterfall · Wise · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~22 km · Must-see
• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland · sanctuary · Wise · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryson Dam · lake · Jack · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chandor Gardens · sanctuary · Parker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Weatherford Dam · lake · Parker · ~69 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~74 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mountain Dam · lake · Tarrant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Eddleman Dam · lake · Young · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bear Knob · viewpoint · Jack · ~7 km
• Armstrong Mountain · viewpoint · Jack · ~13 km
• Soil Conservation Service 12 Dam · lake · Jack · ~15 km
• Lost Creek Dam · lake · Jack · ~18 km
• Carlisle Mound · viewpoint · Wise · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wizard Wells

Other forts & heritage near Wizard Wells

• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~90 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~98 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~122 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Butterfield Stage Line · fort · Jack · ~22 km
• First Baptist Church of Jacksboro · fort · Jack · ~22 km
• Birthplace of Texas 4-H Clubs · fort · Jack · ~22 km

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