Collins Mountain

Collins Mountain: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Collins Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Collins Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.65268, -95.20189. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Collins Mountain

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~50 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~66 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~69 km · Must-see
• Box's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Saint Thomas Chapel · church · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Houston · ~11 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Chief Bowles' Last Homesite · fort · Cherokee · ~14 km
• Community of Weches · fort · Houston · ~15 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~15 km
• CCC Bathtubs · fort · Houston · ~15 km
• Fire Tower Hill · fort · Houston · ~16 km
• Cook's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Collins Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Collins Mountain

• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~20 km
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~22 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~23 km
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~34 km
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~38 km
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Anderson · ~40 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~41 km
• Tater Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~43 km
• Daly Mountain · viewpoint · Anderson · ~46 km

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