Upshur County

Upshur 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.60939, -95.08718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upshur County

• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~30 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~36 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~38 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~48 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~55 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upshur County

Other forts & heritage near Upshur County

• First Baptist Church of Winona · fort · Smith · ~19 km
• First Franchised Motor Bus Line in Texas · fort · Gregg · ~20 km
• Dr. E. L. and Nannie Lewis Walker House · fort · Gregg · ~20 km
• Elisha Everett Lott · fort · Smith · ~22 km
• Dickson Orphanage · fort · Upshur · ~23 km
• Gilgal Baptist Church · fort · Upshur · ~23 km
• Croley Funeral Home · fort · Upshur · ~23 km
• First Baptist Church of Gilmer · fort · Upshur · ~23 km
• Cherokee Trace · fort · Upshur · ~24 km
• 1925 Gilmer Post Office · fort · Upshur · ~24 km

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