Denton County

Denton County: 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 Denton County

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 Denton County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.21540, -97.13347. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Denton County

• Historic Denton County Courthouse · museum · Denton · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Little Chapel-in-the-Woods · church · Denton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Old Alton Road · church · Denton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt Corridor · lake · Denton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lewisville Lake · lake · Denton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Elm Fork Unit · lake · Denton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit · lake · Denton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit · lake · Denton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit · lake · Denton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch · lake · Denton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Trail Corridor · lake · Denton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit · lake · Cooke · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grapevine Lake · lake · Denton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Jordan Unit · lake · Denton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake · lake · Cooke · ~34 km · Must-see
• Universal Kids Resort · park · Collin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stonebriar Community Church · church · Collin · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Denton County

Other forts & heritage near Denton County

• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~119 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Denton County Courthouse · fort · Denton · ~0 km

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