Ely

Ely: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Ely

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ely — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.52340, -96.31221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ely

• Bonham State Park · sanctuary · Fannin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonham Beach Area · lake · Fannin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Clymer Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Hunt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Caddo National Grassland · sanctuary · Fannin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bois D'Arc Lake · lake · Fannin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · park · Grayson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coffee Mill Lake · lake · Fannin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum · museum · Grayson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Crockett · lake · Fannin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Grayson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lavon Lake · lake · Collin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Audie Murphy Monument · museum · Hunt · ~61 km · Must-see
• Heard Natural Science Museum · museum · Collin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Three Valley Museum · museum · Bryan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Durant Dixon Park · park · Bryan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Karya Siddhi Hanuman · temple · Collin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas · temple · Collin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Buck Creek Unit · lake · Grayson · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ely

Other forts & heritage near Ely

• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Eiffel Tower · fort · Lamar · ~93 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Fort Towson City Hall · fort · Choctaw · ~139 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~147 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Cemetery · fort · Fannin · ~8 km
• Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M. · fort · Fannin · ~9 km

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