Apache Monument

Apache Monument: 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 Apache Monument

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 Apache Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.63799, -99.31921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Monument

• Quartz Mountain State Park · park · Kiowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Greer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Altus · lake · Greer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tom Steed Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Tillman · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Pinchot · viewpoint · Comanche · ~66 km · Must-see
• Red River Valley Museum · museum · Tillman · ~67 km · Must-see
• Charons Garden Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Comanche · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Comanche · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rainy Mountain · viewpoint · Kiowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Church of God · church · Jackson · ~1 km
• Museum of the Western Prairie · museum · Jackson · ~2 km
• Altus Reservoir Dam · lake · Jackson · ~2 km
• Altus City Reservoir Dam · lake · Jackson · ~3 km
• Robert E Lee School · fort · Jackson · ~3 km
• Church of Christ · church · Jackson · ~3 km
• Faith Lutheran Church · church · Jackson · ~4 km
• First Christian Church · church · Jackson · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Monument

Other forts & heritage near Apache Monument

• Fort Sill · fort · Comanche · ~106 km · Must-see
• Fort Cobb · fort · Caddo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Robert E Lee School · fort · Jackson · ~3 km
• Boom Operators Memorial · fort · Jackson · ~5 km
• Fullerton Dam · fort · Jackson · ~20 km
• Devil's Canyon · fort · Kiowa · ~28 km
• Doans' Adobe Building · fort · Wilbarger · ~42 km
• Doan's Crossing · fort · Wilbarger · ~42 km
• Doan's Crossing on Red River · fort · Wilbarger · ~42 km
• Atlas Launch Facility 577-5 · fort · Tillman · ~42 km

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