FOOD

This is a must while in Terlingua. Opens at 5pm everyday. Great food, Live Music, and Shopping next door at the Terlingua Trading Company.

Expect to wait for a table, its worth it

Quaint watering hole in a historic ghost town hotel offering Tex-Mex eats, a patio & live music. 

A Tin Valley Favorite! 

 Meating All Your BBQ Needs! Smoked Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Sausage and Turkey from  

DB's Rustic Iron BBQ.

 Hours Open: Wednesday thru Saturday 

 Mexican cuisine is served at this restaurant. Chili Pepper boasts tasty tamales, chili and migas.  

Located at the Lajitas Resort, Hwy. 170, Southwestern cuisine, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Extensive menu boasts regional specialties.  The Resort also has a pro golf course, spa, and zip line.

Terlingua Ranch's own cafe located 4 miles from Tin Valley.  Good food, moderate Pricing, located next to the neighborhood pool. 

 Big Bend National Park is an American national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States 

 Big Bend Ranch State Park, although just west of Big Bend National Park, offers a completely different experience with rugged volcanic landscapes and many opportunities for backcountry solitude. It offers 275,000 acres of managed wilderness. 

 The observatory’s three largest instruments are the 362″ Hobby-Eberly telescope on 6,600-foot Mount Fowlkes, the 107″ Harlan J. Smith and 82″ Otto Struve telescopes located on 6,800-foot Mt. Locke. The observatory is located just 17 miles from Fort Davis on Texas Highway 118 and under one of the darkest night skies of any major observatory in the continental United States. 

Experience the solitude of the desert. Big Bend offers a variety of hiking opportunities from short interpretive walks to rugged multi-day backpacking excursions.

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Whether this is your first time hiking or you have many miles on your boots, the Big Bend National Park hikes are sure to be rewarding.

Big Bend River Tours is located on FM 170 West, just after the Highway 118 junction.  Our hearts remain true to the area, as we prefer to operate ONLY in the Big Bend.  We are centrally located n Bend, with an emphasis on great fun mingled with just the right amount of learning.We offer a wide variety of guided rafting trips on the Rio Grande River, from short, half-day family floats to 3- and 4-night overnight trips.  ear several motels, restaurants, stores and gas stations and only 3 miles from the western entrance to Big Bend National Park.  We are the oldest full service outfitter, offering  you journeys by canoe, raft, van, on foot, and with combination trips, on horse as well.  We are open 9AM to 4PM year round and offer trips daily. 

 Desert Sports specializes in mountain biking and river running in both Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. Our dedicated staff has a special interest in exploring and sharing this corner of Texas in the Chihuahuan Desert. As one of Big Bend’s smallest outfitters, we can give your trip the special attention you deserve. With over 23 years experience, Desert Sports’ knowledgeable staff is here to help you plan your Big Bend Adventure! 

 A ittle Bit of Everythinhg! 

 53710 Texas State Highway 118,

 Terlingua, TX 79852 

  (432) 371-3315 

Local Gas, Convenient Store and café 

 TX Highway 118 & FM-170 

Study Butte/ Terlingua, Texas

 (432) 371-2218 

Grocery, Ice, Propane Exchange, and Local Color

 51491 St. Hwy 118 Alpine, TX 79830 

 (432) 371-3251 

 Ojinaga is a town and seat of the municipality of Ojinaga, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 28,040. It is a rural border town on the U.S.-Mexico border, with the city of Presidio, Texas, directly opposite, on the U.S. side of the border 

Alpine is a small college town and the gateway to the Big Bend.  You can  find groceries,  pharmacies,  hospital, museums, art galleries, restaurants, rv supplies, and almost anything else you need except a Walmart! 

Terlingua Post Office

Located on Hwy 118 on the right

 before the 170 Highway

In Stuy Butte