Marfa Lights Viewing Center Overnight Parking
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Overview of Marfa Lights Viewing Center Overnight Parking
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Lori on 3/15/2024
Longest RV Reported: 43 feet (Class A)
Reported by Davo on 9/19/2020
Pad Type asphalt
Elevation 4,888 ft / 1,489 m
Max Stay 1
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Irush asked on 10/12/2022
Is it ok to drop your trailer at Marfa Lights Viewing Center and use your tow vehicle to spend time in town?
Reviews of Marfa Lights Viewing Center Overnight Parking 27 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 7 Users
Last reported 3/15/2024
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Last reported 3/11/2022
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Last reported 2/19/2024
Reviewed 9/19/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 43' (Class A) |
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Plenty of room for our motorhome plus toad. Rainy when we stayed so didn't see the lights. Would stay here again when passing through Marfa
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T-Mobile 4G
Davo would stay here again
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“Saw the lights!”
Reviewed 6/6/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 29' (Travel Trailer) |
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Clean and spacious. Highly recommend. There was a little road noise.
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Wandering Walsh's would stay here again
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“Good spot for one night ”
Reviewed 3/5/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Good spot for one night, close to the main road and surprisingly busy.
But very close from Prada Marfa.
Good cell service
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AT&T 4G
The Kruger family would stay here again
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“Roadside Park”
Reviewed 2/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 33' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Parking here, just like all of Texas, is allowed for a 24 hour period at Dept. of Transportation 'Rest Areas' - 'Picnic Area' - Roadside pulloffs - or any area part of the DoT as designated by the Blue road signs. ( as per State Trooper at Welcome Center in Anthony (El Paso) state entry point ) A Brown road sign will designate a State... more
Parking here, just like all of Texas, is allowed for a 24 hour period at Dept. of Transportation 'Rest Areas' - 'Picnic Area' - Roadside pulloffs - or any area part of the DoT as designated by the Blue road signs. ( as per State Trooper at Welcome Center in Anthony (El Paso) state entry point ) A Brown road sign will designate a State or Municipal area and may or may Not comply with this regulation.
As for 'lights' -- what people were Saying were the Marfa Lights were actually vehicles off in the distance coming down Hwy. 67 into Marfa !?? So 'lights' ???? Maybe or Maybe Not ...... but it was fun to stay and see !!! There were some half dozen 'campers' here overnight from Big Rigs to little pop-ups -- all had a good time !! Right next to roadway so some road noise to 'deal' with.
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T-Mobile 4G
SailorGolf would stay here again
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“Quiet and dark, mysterious”
Reviewed 2/12/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Pretty quiet, free, and DARK place to spend the night. I didn’t see any mystery lights, but I arrived at around midnight and it was cloudy and cold. Parking was easy, with plenty of space especially on the long driveway driving up. Well-lit, pretty clean bathroom on site, but with no water services. My phone has T-Mobile which would... more
Pretty quiet, free, and DARK place to spend the night. I didn’t see any mystery lights, but I arrived at around midnight and it was cloudy and cold. Parking was easy, with plenty of space especially on the long driveway driving up. Well-lit, pretty clean bathroom on site, but with no water services.
My phone has T-Mobile which would randomly go in and out of 1 bar of service, then constantly dip down to no service after a couple minutes. So streaming music and video was basically impossible. The surroundings are pretty beautiful though - flat countryside with distant mountains. And of course, it’s super close to Marfa!
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T-Mobile 4G
b3n would stay here again
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“Perfect stopover to see the lights”
Reviewed 11/13/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | n/a |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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Great turnout area to view the mystery lights of Marfa. We saw something - not sure if they were the mystery lights or what. Lots of people pulled in to view. We were there 11/4/19. A little noisy with the highway right there but it didn't bother us.
From Gridlock To Boondocks would stay here again
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“What fun!”
Reviewed 2/1/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 16' (Travel Trailer) |
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Well. This is not your usual campsite. This is a roadside rest area, where people park to watch the Marfa Lights south of the parking lot. Years ago this was a pull out, where local kids parked and 'watched' for the lights. These days its a gathering spot for grown ups watching for the mystical lights while traveling Hwy 90. I was ... more
Well. This is not your usual campsite. This is a roadside rest area, where people park to watch the Marfa Lights south of the parking lot. Years ago this was a pull out, where local kids parked and 'watched' for the lights. These days its a gathering spot for grown ups watching for the mystical lights while traveling Hwy 90. I was too tired from driving 8 hours to get this far, that I'm sorry to say I fell asleep before 11. LOL. But, I have seen them.
You literally pull up and park and just set up camp. You'll have company and visitors from the local towns to keep you company.
Marfa and Alpine are both about 25 miles in opposite directions. Stop and eat, or, pick up dinner on your way and other supplies. Those are also the last cities if you are heading into Big Bend where there is a good selection of supplies.
There is no water, no hook ups and no dumpstation (go to Marfa or Alpine). However, there is the most FANTASTIC pit toilets you have ever seen. OMG, such architectural style! LOL
There is also a nice hiking path, with lots of local info on plaques. Enjoy stretching your legs.
Don't miss Alicia's Burrito Palace or the Reata in Alpine. THose are at two ends of the price spectrum.
Remember to gass up in every town you pass. Gas stations are few and far between and frequently don't get delivery of fuel.
Oh, and once last thing, this rest area is on the Rail Road tracks, be prepared for the sounds.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Great overnight stop”
Reviewed 5/31/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 35' |
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Get here before dark, this is a well used area and the night lights are fun to watch
check out our video on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06v8vApNboI&t=94s
Pealing Out would stay here again
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“Great stopover!”
Reviewed 3/22/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Truck Camper) |
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We had a great evening looking for the Marfa lights (didn’t seem any) and hanging out at the observatory. We parked far away from the bathrooms and slept like a baby.
Be sure to take the time to check out the town of Marfa. It’s very cool and be sure to stop at the Prada Marfa art display just north of Valentine!
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AT&T 4G
Gypsy Boots would stay here again
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“Stargazing and Mystic Lights”
Reviewed 3/5/2018
| Nightly rate: | $1 |
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Well worth staying the night. Go outside and look up! The stars are beautiful here! And, yes, some mystic lights did appear and dissapear on the horizon. Be open minded about it and have fun. Arrive before sunset to see the sky change colors before it gets dark! Only cons were the lights from the bathroom and the cars coming an... more
Well worth staying the night. Go outside and look up! The stars are beautiful here! And, yes, some mystic lights did appear and dissapear on the horizon. Be open minded about it and have fun.
Arrive before sunset to see the sky change colors before it gets dark!
Only cons were the lights from the bathroom and the cars coming and going that polluted the darkness.
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Verizon 4G
Trailmixandchocolate would stay here again
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