Starr County

Starr 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 Starr 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 Starr County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.37982, -98.82038. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starr County

• Museo Historico de Camargo · church · Camargo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Starr · ~27 km · Must-see
• Falcon State Park · park · Starr · ~49 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park · park · Hidalgo · ~62 km · Must-see
• National Butterfly Center · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~64 km · Must-see
• McAllen Nature Center · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande City, C.S.A. · fort · Starr · ~0 km
• Fort Ringgold Historic Site · fort · Starr · ~2 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir · lake · Starr · ~10 km
• Texas No Name Number 54 Dam · lake · Starr · ~15 km
• Olmitos and Garcias Creeks Watershed SCS Site 6 Dam · lake · Starr · ~16 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Dam · lake · Starr · ~17 km
• Isla de San Francisco · river spot · Texas · ~19 km
• First Chapel in Roma · fort · Starr · ~25 km
• Roma-San Pedro International Bridge · fort · Texas · ~25 km
• Museo Municipal · museum · Miguel Alemán · ~26 km
• Monumento a Benito Juárez · fort · Miguel Alemán · ~26 km
• Busto de Miguel Alemán · church · Miguel Alemán · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Starr County

Other forts & heritage near Starr County

• Rio Grande City, C.S.A. · fort · Starr · ~0 km
• Fort Ringgold Historic Site · fort · Starr · ~2 km
• First Chapel in Roma · fort · Starr · ~25 km
• Roma-San Pedro International Bridge · fort · Texas · ~25 km
• Monumento a Benito Juárez · fort · Miguel Alemán · ~26 km
• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park · fort · Hidalgo · ~61 km
• Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant · fort · Hidalgo · ~67 km
• El Granjeno Cemetery · fort · Hidalgo · ~73 km
• Bessie · fort · Hidalgo · ~76 km
• Casa de Palmas · fort · Hidalgo · ~77 km

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