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The town of Fort Stockton dates from 1858, when the U.S. Army established a cavalry post on the site. The first stores opened in 1870, and the community prospered as a trade center for a large ranching empire. The Yates oil field was discovered around 1925 in eastern Pecos County. Giant drilling rigs are part of the landscape, and the oil and gas industries are the mainstays of the local economy. Measuring 20 feet long by 11 feet tall and weighing 860 pounds, the giant roadrunner statue affectionately called Paisano Pete is a town landmark.

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ARTICLEFort Stockton The town of Fort Stockton dates from 1858, when the U.S. Army established a cavalry post on the site. The first stores opened in 1870, and the community prospered as a trade center for a large ranching empire. The Yates oil field was discovered around 1925 in eastern Pecos County. Giant drilling rigs are part of the landscape, and the oil and gas industries are the mainstays of the local economy. Measuring 20 feet long by 11 feet tall and weighing 860 pounds, the giant roadrunner statue affectionately calledPaisano Peteis a town landmark.Fort Stockton
NATIONAL PARKAmistad National Recreation Area Amistad National Recreation Area is northwest of Del Rio via US 90. The 64,860-acre reservoir is an outgrowth of the Amistad National Recreation Area
NATIONAL PARKBig Bend National Park Big Bend National Park is southeast of Alpine on SR 118 and US 385. The park derives its name from a U-shaped bend of the Big Bend National Park
NATIONAL PARKCarlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is 20 miles southwest of Carlsbad off US 62/180. The park covers 46,776 acres in the rugged foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains, with miles of caves cutting through a Permian-age fossil reef. Among more than 117 known caves is Lechuguilla, thought to be the nation's deepest limestone cavern. The park's showpiece is Carlsbad Cavern, a series of enormous rooms that make up one of the world's largest caves.Carlsbad Caverns National Park
NATIONAL PARKGuadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park is 110 miles east of El Paso on US 62/180. The park's 86,416 acres occupy a rugged scenic section of the Guadalupe Mountains and include 8,751-foot Guadalupe Mountains National Park
NATIONAL PARKLincoln National Forest In south central New Mexico, most of the Sacramento, Jicarilla, Guadalupe and Capitan mountains lie within the three districts of Lincoln National Forest. Covering 1,103,441 acres of pine, juniper and fir timber lands, the terrain in this vast region ranges from desert to subalpine.Lincoln National Forest
NATIONAL PARKLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is 2 blks. s. of US 290 in Johnson CityLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
NATIONAL PARKWhite Sands National Park can be entered daily 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day; 7 a.m.-dusk, rest of year. It is subject to closures of up to 3 hours during missile testing. Visitors must exit the park by 1 hour after dusk, except on full-moon nights May-Oct. Visitor center open daily 9-5; phone for extended summer hours. Closed Christmas. Admission, valid for 7 days, $25 (per private vehicle with more than one occupant); $20 (per motorcycle); $15 (per person if only one occupant in the vehicle); free (ages 0-15). Phone (575) 479-6124, ext. 236.White Sands National Park
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