1Alamo Village
Movie set turned tourist attraction, in Brackettville, Texas.
Attractions near Box Canyon
Close to Box Canyon: Amistad National Recreation Area and more
About 734K people a year visit Amistad National Recreation Area. None of our places to visit is inside Box Canyon; 3 are within 40 miles. The commonest are a national recreation area, a national park site and a museum. If you have a day, head to Alamo Village, 47 mi away.
Attractions nearby
4
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Amistad National Recreation Area
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Recreation Area · in town
Amistad National Recreation Area
Protected area in Val Verde County, Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the northwest.
Orange: Box Canyon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
Everything here is within 60 miles, 4 places in all.
Amistad National Recreation Area
Protected area in Val Verde County, Texas.
3Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
The combined National Wild and Scenic River designations of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Texas.
4Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Box Canyon →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Alamo Village: Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amistad National Recreation Area: National Park Service, Public domain · Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River: Unknown, Public domain · Whitehead Memorial Museum: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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