Old Springfield

Old Springfield: 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 Old Springfield

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 Old Springfield — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.59005, -96.52382. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Springfield

• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~33 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~55 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Parker State Park · fort · Limestone · ~0 km
• Canaan Chapel · church · Limestone · ~1 km
• Fort Parker State Park · fort · Limestone · ~2 km
• Old Fort Parker State Historical Park · fort · Limestone · ~5 km
• First Baptist Church of Groesbeck · fort · Limestone · ~9 km
• Limestone County Courthouse · fort · Limestone · ~9 km
• Faulkenberry Cemetery · fort · Limestone · ~11 km
• Abram Anglin · fort · Limestone · ~11 km
• Bethlehem Church · church · Limestone · ~11 km
• Bethesda Church · church · Limestone · ~12 km
• Booker T. Washington Park · fort · Limestone · ~13 km

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Other forts & heritage near Old Springfield

• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~140 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~146 km · Must-see
• Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Parker State Park · fort · Limestone · ~0 km
• Fort Parker State Park · fort · Limestone · ~2 km
• Old Fort Parker State Historical Park · fort · Limestone · ~5 km
• First Baptist Church of Groesbeck · fort · Limestone · ~9 km
• Limestone County Courthouse · fort · Limestone · ~9 km
• Faulkenberry Cemetery · fort · Limestone · ~11 km
• Abram Anglin · fort · Limestone · ~11 km

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