John Balch

John Balch: 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 John Balch

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 John Balch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.56590, -94.42481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Balch

• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~28 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sabine National Forest · sanctuary · Sabine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~68 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cove Springs Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~0 km
• Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp · fort · Nacogdoches · ~13 km
• Chireno Lower Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~14 km
• Scoggins Lake Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~14 km
• Attoyac Dam · lake · Shelby · ~14 km
• Fairview Church Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~19 km
• Excelsior Common School No. 47 · fort · Shelby · ~20 km
• Bay Lake Club Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~21 km
• Pinkston Dam · lake · Shelby · ~21 km
• China Chapel Church · church · San Augustine · ~25 km

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Other forts & heritage near John Balch

• Fort Jesup State Historic Site · fort · Sabine Parish · ~121 km · Must-see
• Los Adaes · fort · Natchitoches Parish · ~135 km · Must-see
• Cove Springs Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~0 km
• Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp · fort · Nacogdoches · ~13 km
• Chireno Lower Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~14 km
• Fairview Church Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~19 km
• Excelsior Common School No. 47 · fort · Shelby · ~20 km
• Dr. Robert Anderson Irion · fort · Nacogdoches · ~27 km
• Charles Standfield Taylor · fort · Nacogdoches · ~27 km
• Elias E. Hamilton · fort · Nacogdoches · ~27 km

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