Points of Interest Davis
Mountains State Park - the most extensive mountain
range in Texas; with 4 miles of hiking trails and two scenic
overlooks The Chihuahuan
Desert Research Institute - attractions include two
hiking trails, a Visitor's Center, an arboretum and the cactus
and succulent greenhouse McDonald
Observatory - self guided tours and guided tours of
the facility are offered daily & star parties occur on
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights Fort Davis National Historic
Site - twenty-four roofed buildings and over 100 ruins
and foundations Balmorhea
State Park - a large artesian spring pool that is open
daily and fed by San Solomon Springs; motel-type
accommodations & camping facilities are available Marfa
Lights - view one of the few "Unsolved Mysteries" of
our west Texas skies Nature
Conservancy - the Davis Mountains Preserve including
Mount Livermore
Fort Davis Accommodations Butterfield
Inn - cottages with queen sized beds, cable TV and
full private baths Fort Davis Motor Inn
& RV - southwestern style rooms with king or queen
size beds, cable TV & telephone The Hotel Limpia -
Historic, restored hotel built in 1912, with restaurant and
gift shop The Indian
Lodge - Pueblo-style adobe hotel built in the 1930s;
located in Davis Mountains State Park Sproul Ranches -
suite style hotel rooms and amenities on a family owned and
operated cattle ranch located in the mountains behind the
Prude Ranch The
Veranda - Historic B&B
Sports Related RunTex - in Austin;
they provide equipment for the Prude Ranch Races Bikeman - in
Alpine; bicycle shop offering repairs, parts and accessories
Bicycle
Sport Shop - in Austin; provided spare bike parts for
camp use and has been an avid sponsor of Camp Jack and Adam's
Bicycles - in Austin, owned by camper Adam Reiser;
they also provided spare bike parts for camp use Peytons' Bike - in
Midland (180 miles away); they will rent bikes to Fitness
Campers at reasonable rates
