Tucker Tower

Tucker Tower: 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 Tucker Tower

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 Tucker Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.04937, -97.08595. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tucker Tower

• Lake Murray Dam · lake · Love · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Ardmore Dam · lake · Carter · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean Neustadt · lake · Carter · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Texoma · lake · Marshall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Turner Falls · waterfall · Murray · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Johnston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arbuckle Dam · lake · Murray · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Murray · ~59 km · Must-see
• Frank Buck Zoo · sanctuary · Cooke · ~60 km · Must-see
• Veterans Lake Dam · lake · Murray · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~63 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Murray · ~63 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Grayson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum · museum · Grayson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Nocona · lake · Jefferson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Murray Nature Center · museum · Love · ~0 km

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• Oklahoma · fort · Love · ~45 km
• Callisburg United Methodist Church · fort · Cooke · ~50 km
• US Navy Blue Angel Memorial · fort · Johnston · ~53 km
• Tishomingo Those Who Served Memorial · fort · Johnston · ~53 km
• Johnston County Howitzer Memorial · fort · Johnston · ~53 km
• Akers Cemetery · fort · Cooke · ~53 km
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