North America : United States of America : Texas : Big Bend Country : Trans-Pecos : Pecos
Pecos
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
- I-20 east of Van Horn and west of Monahans.
- US 285 northwest of Fort Stockton and southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Get around
See
- West of the Pecos Museum, 120 E 1st St, 432 445 5076, [[1]]. Housed in structures built in 1896 and 1904.
- West of the Pecos Rodeo, [2]. The rodeo that started it all.
Do
Buy
Eat
- Locally-grown cantaloupes
Restaurants
- Alfredo's Restaurant, 1002 S Cedar St, 432 445 7776. Good Tex-Mex in a modest atmosphere. Try the fajitas.
- Old Mill BBQ & Burritos, 1318 S Eddy St, 432 447 6106.
- Panda House Chinese Restaurant, 707 S Cedar St, 432 445 9889.
- Pizza Pro, 308 S Cedar St, 432 445 5555.
- Speedy's Restaurant, 317 W 3rd St,432 445 1323.
Drink
- Cash's Sports Bar, 1330 E 3rd St, 432 445 7226.
Sleep
- Budget Inn, 2128 W 3rd St, 432 445 4946.
- Laura Lodge Motel, 1000 East 3rd Street, 432 445 4924.
- Motel 6, 3002 S Cedar St, 432 445 9034.
- Oak Tree Inn, 22 N Frontage Rd, 432 445 1628.
- Quality Inn, 4002 S. Cedar St., 432 445 5404.
Get out
This page was last edited at 16:16, on 7 April 2008 by Wikitravel user Texugo.