B12

B12: 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 B12

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 B12 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.98571, -97.19039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near B12

• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~13 km · Must-see
• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~38 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~40 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~41 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~41 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~46 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~47 km · Must-see
• S20 · fort · Cameron · ~0 km
• Loma Plata · river spot · Cameron · ~2 km
• Starhopper · fort · Cameron · ~4 km
• Starbase Integration Tower 1 · attraction · Cameron · ~5 km
• Camp Belknap · fort · Cameron · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of B12

Other forts & heritage near B12

• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~13 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~41 km · Must-see
• S20 · fort · Cameron · ~0 km
• Starhopper · fort · Cameron · ~4 km
• Camp Belknap · fort · Cameron · ~6 km
• Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot · fort · Cameron · ~12 km
• Brazos Santiago, C.S.A. · fort · Cameron · ~12 km
• Charles Champion · fort · Cameron · ~13 km
• 1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building · fort · Cameron · ~13 km
• Battle of Palmito Hill Historical Monument · fort · Cameron · ~14 km

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