Ellison’s Motor Company (Tom Ellison)
Chuck Wagon Court and Café (West Texas Historical Association)
Owl Courts and Café (West Texas Historical Association)
T.D. Sheppard East End Texaco (West Texas Historical Association)
Hudspeth County Courthouse
Sierra Blanca
If you’re wondering where
to switch your clocks from Central to Mountain time, this is the place. In the
late 1800s, Sierra Blanca, considered a small town, was a prominent commercial center,
serving as a rail shipping point for cattle, salt, and other minerals.
Beginning in the 1920s through the start of World War II, travelers along the
Bankhead Highway often stopped to visit Indian Hot Springs, a health resort
about 30 miles south of town at the site of a cluster of geothermal springs
known to be used for centuries by people seeking curative waters. Today, stop
in at the Hudspeth County Courthouse, the only adobe courthouse in
River Road Rest Area, IH-10 and FM 170
River Road Rest Area, IH-10 and FM 170
Roadside Parks, IH-10 frontage road 8.5 miles west of Sierra Blanca
Stop to stretch your legs, stop for the breathtaking views, or stop
for the tipi-like covered picnic areas, but definitely stop at one of these two
roadside parks on outside of Sierra Blanca. Built in the 1960s, these tipi‐themed
parks are inspired by the desolate, stark beauty of the surrounding countryside
as well as the region’s history.
