Spiro Mounds

Spiro Mounds: 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 Spiro Mounds

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 Spiro Mounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.31170, -94.56722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spiro Mounds

• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Trolley Museum · museum · Sebastian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Museum of HIstory · museum · Sebastian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Confederate Monument · fort · Sebastian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Clayton House · museum · Sebastian · ~20 km · Must-see
• Vietnamese Baptist Church · church · Sebastian · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. Scholastica Monastery · church · Sebastian · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bokoshe Church · church · LeFlore · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah's Cabin · sanctuary · Sequoyah · ~30 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~36 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · LeFlore · ~37 km · Must-see
• Robert S Kerr Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twyman Park · park · LeFlore · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sallisaw Park Lake Dam · lake · Sequoyah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~43 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~44 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spiro Mounds

Other forts & heritage near Spiro Mounds

• Fort Smith Confederate Monument · fort · Sebastian · ~19 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~48 km · Must-see
• Center Point Road · fort · Crawford · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Gibson · fort · Muskogee · ~104 km · Must-see
• USS Batfish · fort · Muskogee · ~108 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~108 km · Must-see
• Spiro Mounds · fort · Sebastian · ~0 km
• Roland Veterans Memorial · fort · Sequoyah · ~16 km
• Gallows · fort · Sebastian · ~19 km
• Fort Smith National Historic Site · fort · Sebastian · ~19 km

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