Appearance
Pecos is a town in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The town claims to have been the site of the first rodeo, on July 4, 1883.
Get in
By car
- 89 mi (143 km) east of Van Horn and 39.5 mi (63.6 km) west of Monahans. Pecos is accessed through Exits 37-52 of I-20.
- Cedar St 53 mi (85 km) northwest of Fort Stockton and 86 mi (138 km) southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
- Bickley Ave 33 mi (53 km) north of I-10 in Saragosa.
By bus
- Greyhound Lines, (bus stop) Sunoco/Stripes at 4101 S Cedar St (Cedar St (US 285) and I-20 at Exit 42), toll-free: 1 800 231-2222. Greyhound travels along I-10/20 between El Paso and Dallas/Ft Worth through Van Horn, Pecos, Midland/Odessa, Big Spring, Sweet Water and/or Abilene. Passengers going towards Alpine or Marfa on US Hwy 90 can transfer to All Aboard America buses in Midland/Odessa whose tickets are booked on Greyhound.com. As this is just a pick-up and drop-off point, tickets should be purchased beforehand online or over the phone.
Get around
See
- West of the Pecos Museum, 120 E 1st St, ☏ +1 432 445-5076. Housed in structures built in 1896 and 1904.
- West of the Pecos Rodeo. The rodeo that started it all.
Do
Buy
Eat
Locally-grown cantaloupes
- Alfredo's Restaurant, 1002 S Cedar St, ☏ +1 432 445-7776. Good Tex-Mex in a modest atmosphere. Try the fajitas.
- Old Mill BBQ & Burritos, 1318 S Eddy St, ☏ +1 432 447-6106.
- Golden Palace, 707 S Cedar St, ☏ +1 432 445-9889.
Drink
- VIP Sports Bar & Grill, 1330 E 3rd St, ☏ +1 915-316-3867. Tu-Su 5PM-2AM.
Sleep
- Budget Inn, 2128 W 3rd St, ☏ +1 432 445-4946.
- Knights Inn & Suites Pecos, 1000 East 3rd St, ☏ +1 432 445-4924. $59 (Dec 2021).
- Rodeway Inn, 3002 S Cedar St, ☏ +1 432-447-0030. $59 (Dec 2021).
- Travelodge, 22 N Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 432-203-0178. $52 (Dec 2021).
- Quality Inn, 4002 S. Cedar St, ☏ +1 432-755-7334. This one might be like your old car from college that you keep around, nostalgic. $43 (Dec 2021).
Go next
Routes through Pecos |
END ← Jct W E ← | W E | → Monahans → Odessa |
Roswell ← Carlsbad ← | N S | → Fort Stockton → Jct |
END ← | N S | → Jct W E → Fort Davis → Marfa |