First Monday Trades Day

First Monday Trades Day: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit First Monday Trades Day

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 First Monday Trades Day — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.55775, -95.86262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Monday Trades Day

• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~47 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~54 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~68 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~70 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~73 km · Must-see

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