Must-see park · Smith, Texas
Camp Ford
Camp Ford is a park in Smith, Texas.
Camp Ford: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Camp Ford
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Camp Ford — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.39562, -95.26792. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Camp Ford
- Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~8 km · Must-see
- Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~9 km · Must-see
- Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~12 km · Must-see
- Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~15 km · Must-see
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~16 km · Must-see
- Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~25 km · Must-see
- Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~27 km · Must-see
- Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~39 km · Must-see
- Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~45 km · Must-see
- KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~49 km · Must-see
- Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~52 km · Must-see
- Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~52 km · Must-see
- Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~61 km · Must-see
- Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
- Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~72 km · Must-see
- Hebron Baptist Church · fort · Smith · ~5 km
- Bell Sand Dam · lake · Smith · ~6 km
- Federal Dam · lake · Smith · ~6 km
Other parks near Camp Ford
- Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~8 km · Must-see
- Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~12 km · Must-see
- East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~76 km · Must-see
- Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~112 km · Must-see
- SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~130 km · Must-see
- Bergfeld Park · park · Smith · ~10 km
- Meadowbrook Park · park · Gregg · ~48 km
- Akin Park · park · Gregg · ~65 km
- Broughton Park · park · Gregg · ~66 km
- Woldert Park · park · Smith · ~5 km
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Frequently asked
Is Camp Ford open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Camp Ford yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Camp Ford?
Year-round, evenings. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Camp Ford?
Nearby: Caldwell Zoo (park, 8 km), Tyler Museum of Art (museum, 9 km), Tyler State Park (park, 12 km), Bellwood Lake Dam (lake, 15 km), Historic Aviation Memorial Museum (museum, 16 km), Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 25 km).
Is Camp Ford worth visiting?
Camp Ford is listed as a must-see park in Texas on Spotwander.