The Pit

The Pit: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Pit

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 The Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.86828, -96.64937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Pit

• Eisenhower State Park · park · Grayson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Texoma · lake · Marshall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · park · Grayson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum · museum · Grayson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Three Valley Museum · museum · Bryan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Durant Dixon Park · park · Bryan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Johnston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Murray Dam · lake · Love · ~54 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonham Beach Area · lake · Fannin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Buck Creek Unit · lake · Grayson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Frank Buck Zoo · sanctuary · Cooke · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake · lake · Cooke · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bonham State Park · sanctuary · Fannin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Jordan Unit · lake · Denton · ~75 km · Must-see
• North Island · river spot · Marshall · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Pit

Other parks near The Pit

• Eisenhower State Park · park · Grayson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · park · Grayson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Durant Dixon Park · park · Bryan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Universal Kids Resort · park · Collin · ~96 km · Must-see
• McGee Creek State Park · park · Atoka · ~112 km · Must-see
• Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve · park · Collin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Archgate Park · park · Collin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Reverchon Park · park · Dallas · ~150 km · Must-see
• Avondale Park · park · Denton · ~102 km
• Nette Shultz Park · park · Denton · ~103 km

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