Mitchell County

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.39023, -100.86839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell County

• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~12 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~15 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~72 km · Must-see
• Colorado Opera House · fort · Mitchell · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Colorado City · fort · Mitchell · ~0 km
• First Presbyterian Church · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Seven Wells Monument · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Buffalo Trails · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Heart of West Texas Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Dr. Preston C. Coleman · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• All Saints' Church · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• E.M. Hardigree Home · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Comanche Village Massacre · fort · Mitchell · ~2 km
• New Life Bible Ministries · church · Mitchell · ~2 km
• Christian Temple · church · Mitchell · ~2 km
• Colorado City Cemetery · fort · Mitchell · ~3 km
• Colorado City Standpipe · fort · Mitchell · ~4 km
• Lake Colorado City · lake · Mitchell · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell County

Other forts & heritage near Mitchell County

• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~140 km · Must-see
• Colorado Opera House · fort · Mitchell · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Colorado City · fort · Mitchell · ~0 km
• First Presbyterian Church · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Seven Wells Monument · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Buffalo Trails · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Dr. Preston C. Coleman · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• All Saints' Church · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• E.M. Hardigree Home · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Comanche Village Massacre · fort · Mitchell · ~2 km

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