Local favourite fort · McLennan, Texas
Riesel
Riesel is a fort in McLennan, Texas.
Riesel: 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 Riesel
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 Riesel — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.47445, -96.92456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Riesel
- Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~29 km · Must-see
- Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~31 km · Must-see
- Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~35 km · Must-see
- Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~39 km · Must-see
- Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~48 km · Must-see
- Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~58 km · Must-see
- Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~68 km · Must-see
- Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~69 km · Must-see
- Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~71 km · Must-see
- Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~73 km · Must-see
- Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~75 km · Must-see
- Lake Creek Dam · lake · McLennan · ~8 km
- Haynes Lake Dam · lake · Falls · ~8 km
- Mann Lake Dam · lake · Falls · ~8 km
- Able Lake Dam · lake · Falls · ~9 km
- Battle Lake · lake · McLennan · ~11 km
- Patterson Dam · lake · McLennan · ~16 km
- Oak Lake Dam · lake · McLennan · ~17 km
Other forts & heritage near Riesel
- Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~75 km · Must-see
- Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~91 km · Must-see
- Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~133 km · Must-see
- Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial · fort · Williamson · ~147 km · Must-see
- Mount Carmel Center Memorial · fort · McLennan · ~18 km
- BATF Officers Memorial · fort · McLennan · ~18 km
- Cedar Grove Baptist Church · fort · Falls · ~22 km
- Falconer Home · fort · Falls · ~23 km
- Captain Henry Gray Carter · fort · Falls · ~23 km
- Allen House · fort · Falls · ~23 km
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Frequently asked
Is Riesel open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Riesel yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Riesel?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Riesel?
Nearby: Cameron Park Zoo (sanctuary, 29 km), Cameron Park (park, 31 km), Waco Mammoth National Monument (sanctuary, 35 km), Lake Waco (lake, 39 km), Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site (park, 48 km), Tehuacana Hills (viewpoint, 58 km).