Jack County

Jack County: 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 Jack County

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 Jack County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.21878, -98.15853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack County

• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryson Dam · lake · Jack · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Falls · waterfall · Wise · ~31 km · Must-see
• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Eddleman Dam · lake · Young · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Graham Dam · lake · Young · ~55 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland · sanctuary · Wise · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~75 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Jacksboro · fort · Jack · ~0 km
• Birthplace of Texas 4-H Clubs · fort · Jack · ~0 km
• Bibleway Chapel · church · Jack · ~0 km
• Butterfield Stage Line · fort · Jack · ~1 km
• College Hill · viewpoint · Jack · ~2 km
• Lost Creek Dam · lake · Jack · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jack County

Other forts & heritage near Jack County

• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~68 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~113 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~116 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~131 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~142 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Jacksboro · fort · Jack · ~0 km
• Birthplace of Texas 4-H Clubs · fort · Jack · ~0 km
• Butterfield Stage Line · fort · Jack · ~1 km

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