Smith Ranch

Smith Ranch: 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 Smith Ranch

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 Smith Ranch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.22478, -97.40507. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Ranch

• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~44 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~56 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Padera Lake · lake · Ellis · ~58 km · Must-see
• Scarborough Renaissance Festival · park · Ellis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Joe Pool Lake · lake · Dallas · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Ranch

Other forts & heritage near Smith Ranch

• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~75 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~121 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lowell Smith Home · fort · Johnson · ~1 km
• Henry Briden Cabin · fort · Johnson · ~3 km

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