West

West: 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 West

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 West — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.80241, -97.09365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West

• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~67 km · Must-see
• Best Theatre Building · fort · McLennan · ~0 km
• Church of Christ of West · church · McLennan · ~0 km
• Church of the Assumption · fort · McLennan · ~1 km
• Former Site of Saint Peter's Church · fort · McLennan · ~5 km
• Bold Springs Cemetery · fort · McLennan · ~5 km
• Czech Settlers in Hill County · fort · Hill · ~11 km
• Abbott Schools · fort · Hill · ~11 km
• Abbott Baptist Church · fort · Hill · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of West

Other forts & heritage near West

• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~90 km · Must-see
• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~131 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~135 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~141 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~141 km · Must-see
• Best Theatre Building · fort · McLennan · ~0 km
• Church of the Assumption · fort · McLennan · ~1 km

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