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.

• 3rd St & old US Hwy 80 serves as a business route of I-20 through Pecos. Road goes from Exit 37 to Exit 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. (updated Sep 2022)

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. 

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