Commodore Leon Smith

Commodore Leon Smith: 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 Commodore Leon Smith

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 Commodore Leon Smith — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.73221, -93.87321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Commodore Leon Smith

• Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Sabine Pass Lighthouse · beach · Cameron Parish · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sea Rim State Park · park · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Cameron Parish · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chua Bū Mon · Buddhist site · Cameron Parish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~58 km · Must-see
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~71 km · Must-see
• Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity · fort · Jefferson · ~0 km
• Fort Manhassett · fort · Cameron Parish · ~0 km

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Other forts & heritage near Commodore Leon Smith

• Fort Travis Seashore Park · fort · Galveston · ~119 km · Must-see
• Point Bolivar Lighthouse · fort · Galveston · ~119 km · Must-see
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• Texas Heroes Monument · fort · Galveston · ~127 km · Must-see
• Broadway Cemetery Historic District · fort · Galveston · ~129 km · Must-see
• Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity · fort · Jefferson · ~0 km
• Fort Manhassett · fort · Cameron Parish · ~0 km
• Federal Fatalities at the Battle of Sabine Pass · fort · Jefferson · ~0 km
• 1886 Hurricane at Sabine Pass · fort · Jefferson · ~3 km
• City of Sabine and Sabine Pass · fort · Jefferson · ~3 km

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