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.
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 |
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→ Monahans → Odessa |
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→ Fort Stockton → Jct ![]() |
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