Willacy County

Willacy County: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Willacy County

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Willacy County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.48204, -97.78712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willacy County

• Museum of South Texas History · museum · Hidalgo · ~53 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Park · park · Hidalgo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Valley · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~55 km · Must-see
• McAllen Texas Temple · church · Hidalgo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~65 km · Must-see
• McAllen Nature Center · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Padre Island · river spot · Kenedy · ~72 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Bautista Mexicana · church · Willacy · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Raymondville · fort · Willacy · ~0 km
• Edward Burleson Raymond · fort · Willacy · ~1 km
• First Baptist Church of Lyford · fort · Willacy · ~10 km
• Delta Lake Park · lake · Hidalgo · ~24 km
• Divisadero · viewpoint · Kenedy · ~28 km
• First Baptist Church of Hargill · fort · Hidalgo · ~29 km
• Northwest Reservoir Levee · lake · Hidalgo · ~31 km
• El Sal del Rey · fort · Hidalgo · ~37 km
• Christian Fellowship Church · church · Cameron · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Willacy County

Other forts & heritage near Willacy County

• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~87 km · Must-see
• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~92 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Raymondville · fort · Willacy · ~0 km
• Edward Burleson Raymond · fort · Willacy · ~1 km
• First Baptist Church of Lyford · fort · Willacy · ~10 km
• First Baptist Church of Hargill · fort · Hidalgo · ~29 km
• El Sal del Rey · fort · Hidalgo · ~37 km
• Iwo Jima Memorial · fort · Cameron · ~39 km
• Harlingen War Memorial · fort · Cameron · ~41 km
• Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge · fort · Cameron · ~43 km

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