Great Western Trip 2026

Links

• New Mexico Dark Skies Sites !!

1. Saturday 10/17

• New Branfels AirBnB
• 2951 Rolling Oaks Drive, New Braunfels, TX 78132
• From highway I-35 Take exit 191 FM 306 toward Canyon lake, make a right on Hoffmann Lane, then make a left on Rolling Oaks Drive. We will be on the left-hand side with the gate entrance .03 miles. There is a code box next to the gate. Enter this code 5580
• Sunday 10/18 left of the intersection is Marathon. 15 or so miles past where 67 heads south again is Marfa.
• Coming down from New Braunfels on 67 we hit 90 and jog to the right to Alpine (last gas - 160 miles round trip to the ranch from here). 15 or so miles. We could hit Marathon coming down by taking 385 from Fort Stockton down to 90.
• Terlingua Ranch
• 16000 Terlingua Ranch Road, Alpine, TX 79830, United States

Directions to property:

   Traveling to Terlingua Ranch Lodge: **DO NOT USE GPS** 
            1. Fuel up in Alpine or Study Butte, depending on which direction you are traveling from. From Alpine: take HWY 118 South out of Alpine approximately 62 miles until you come to the only left turn lane. Turn left on Terlingua Ranch Road. You will see the large white Terlingua Ranch Lodge sign. From Study Butte: take Hwy 118 North 16 miles from the ALON gas station, turn right at the Terlingua Ranch Lodge sign. 
            
2.  Follow Terlingua Ranch Road approximately 16 miles. The first 13 miles are asphalt. There is not a center stripe, please stay on your side of the road. THE LAST THREE MILES ARE ON A MAINTAINED DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD. It can be wash-boarded in areas. Please drive slowly and observe speed limits to help protect our roads.

Getting onto the property:
Respect Our Neighbors; Private Property Terlingua Ranch is made up of thousands of acres of privately owned land. While you're welcome to enjoy your campsite and designated public areas, many of the surrounding roads and properties are privately owned. Please do not drive down roads marked as private or enter private property without the owner's permission. This includes roads that may appear open or unoccupied. Respecting property boundaries helps maintain good relationships with local landowners and ensures that everyone can continue to enjoy this beautiful area. Stay on established public roads when exploring, obey all posted signs, and if you're unsure whether a road is public or private, please ask us before heading out. Thank you for helping preserve the peace, privacy, and natural beauty of Terlingua Ranch.
Upon arrival:
You'll meet and greet with the host upon arrival!

1. Monday 10/19

• Terlingua Ranch (again)
• Tuesday 10/20
• Roswell AirBnB
• 111 South Main Street, Roswell, NM 88203
• Wednesday 10/21
• Clayton Lake State Park
• Reserve america for the map, as they are all walk-up
• Park Map
• the only sites I see are walk-up
• Site C6 or Site C10 in the Cove Campground (C) Non-Electric loop. [1, 2]
• For electric: E7, and then E1 or E6.
• Thursday 10/22
• Capulin Volcano National Monument
• Volcano road open 8:40am - 4pm
• Hiking preparedness
• Things to do
• Clayton Lake State Park (again)
• Friday 10/23
• head home 1722 miles
• Somewhere on the way 10/24
• home