Amon B. King

Amon B. King: 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 Amon B. King

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 Amon B. King — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.29648, -97.27489. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amon B. King

• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Birthplace of General Zaragoza · museum · Goliad · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~54 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lydia Ann Lighthouse · fort · Aransas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Texas State Aquarium · sanctuary · Nueces · ~69 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of South Texas · museum · Nueces · ~69 km · Must-see
• Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History · museum · Nueces · ~69 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~73 km · Must-see
• Refugio County · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• Empresario James Power · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Refugio Monument · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• King's Men Monument · fort · Refugio · ~1 km
• Barefield School · fort · Refugio · ~1 km
• Church of Christ · church · Refugio · ~1 km
• Colonel A.M. Hobby · fort · Refugio · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Amon B. King

Other forts & heritage near Amon B. King

• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lydia Ann Lighthouse · fort · Aransas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Battle of San Patricio · fort · San Patricio · ~78 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~104 km · Must-see
• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Refugio County · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• Empresario James Power · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Refugio Monument · fort · Refugio · ~0 km
• King's Men Monument · fort · Refugio · ~1 km

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