Sutton County

Sutton 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 Sutton 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 Sutton County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.56978, -100.58744. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sutton County

• Caverns of Sonora · cave · Sutton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort McKavett State Historic Site · fort · Menard · ~67 km · Must-see
• Colonel John S. Sutton · fort · Sutton · ~7 km
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Sutton · ~7 km
• Sonora Church of Christ · church · Sutton · ~7 km
• Liberty Park · park · Sutton · ~7 km
• Sutton County Park · park · Sutton · ~8 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~9 km
• Site Number Ten · lake · Sutton · ~9 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~15 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir · lake · Sutton · ~17 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~21 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~21 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Dam · lake · Schleicher · ~26 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Dam · lake · Schleicher · ~30 km
• First Baptist Church of Eldorado · fort · Schleicher · ~40 km
• County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher · fort · Schleicher · ~40 km
• Panther Bluff · viewpoint · Sutton · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sutton County

Other forts & heritage near Sutton County

• Fort McKavett State Historic Site · fort · Menard · ~67 km · Must-see
• Site of Camp Hudson · fort · Val Verde · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~124 km · Must-see
• Fort Lancaster State Historic Site · fort · Crockett · ~133 km · Must-see
• Colonel John S. Sutton · fort · Sutton · ~7 km
• First Baptist Church of Eldorado · fort · Schleicher · ~40 km
• County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher · fort · Schleicher · ~40 km
• Fort Terrett Peak · fort · Sutton · ~50 km
• Emerald Townsite · fort · Crockett · ~63 km
• Colonel Black Ranch House · fort · Schleicher · ~65 km

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