Marfa Lights

Marfa Lights: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Marfa Lights

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Marfa Lights — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.27560, -103.88212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marfa Lights

• Blackwell School National Historic Site · park · Presidio · ~17 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~41 km · Must-see
• Point of Rocks roadside park · park · Jeff Davis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Davis National Historic Site · fort · Jeff Davis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Davis Mountains State Park · park · Jeff Davis · ~46 km · Must-see
• KRTS · attraction · Jeff Davis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Presidio · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Post Park · park · Brewster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Peaks · viewpoint · Presidio · ~7 km
• Crenshaw Mountain · viewpoint · Presidio · ~14 km
• Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum · museum · Presidio · ~17 km
• RULE Gallery · museum · Presidio · ~17 km
• Ballroom Marfa · museum · Presidio · ~17 km
• Arber and Son Editions · museum · Presidio · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Marfa Lights

Other forts & heritage near Marfa Lights

• Fort Davis National Historic Site · fort · Jeff Davis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Adobe Presidio · fort · Presidio · ~18 km
• Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell · fort · Presidio · ~18 km
• Brewster County Courthouse · fort · Brewster · ~29 km
• City Building · fort · Brewster · ~29 km
• Burgess' Water Hole · fort · Brewster · ~30 km
• Confederate President Jefferson Davis · fort · Jeff Davis · ~43 km
• First Baptist Church of Fort Davis · fort · Jeff Davis · ~43 km
• Brewster County · fort · Brewster · ~44 km
• Ancient Rocks Boundary · fort · Brewster · ~44 km

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