Red Mound

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

Best time to visit Red Mound

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

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 Red Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.67510, -97.85892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mound

• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Nocona · lake · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland · sanctuary · Wise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead State Park · lake · Clay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Falls · waterfall · Wise · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead State Park · lake · Cotton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Knob · viewpoint · Montague · ~6 km
• Bowie Lake Dam · lake · Montague · ~7 km
• Dead Ox Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~9 km
• Colt Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~12 km
• Double Mounds · viewpoint · Montague · ~12 km
• Brushy Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~13 km
• Brushy Mound Historical Marker · fort · Montague · ~13 km
• City of Bowie · fort · Montague · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mound

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mound

• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~102 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~142 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~147 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Knob · viewpoint · Montague · ~6 km
• Dead Ox Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~9 km
• Colt Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~12 km
• Double Mounds · viewpoint · Montague · ~12 km
• Brushy Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~13 km
• Cougar Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~17 km
• Benton Hill · viewpoint · Montague · ~23 km

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