BALMORHEA STATE PARK
(432) 375-2370
This state park offers camping, trailer sites, cabins, swimming, play and picnic areas, and scuba diving. In the middle of the 1.75 acre, 30 foot deep swimming pool is a fresh spring, which feeds the pool 26 million gallons of invigorating 72°  water daily. Approximately 150 miles southwest of Midland via Interstate 20, located on State Highway 17 and U.S. 290.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
(432) 477-2291
Rugged, spectacularly beautiful mountains rise above the Rio Grande. Float trips down this international boundary are an experience to long remember. Horseback riding, pack trips, hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, and camping are also available. Brilliant desert flowers and blooming cacti await the visitor. Approximately 200 miles southwest of Midland via Interstate 20, located on State Highway 18 and U.S. 385. At the western edge of the park is Lajitas, a mixture of Old West and Spanish history.

BIG SPRING STATE PARK
(432) 263-4931
This state park offers the visitor 343 acres of recreational facilities, picnic areas, playground equipment, and a dance pavilion. Approximately 40 miles northeast of Midland via Interstate 20 and U.S. 87.

CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-NEW MEXICO
(800) 221-1224
Among the world's largest caverns! These tremendous caves, sculptured by nature over millions of years, house literally thousands of bats, which fly out daily at sundown. Approximately 175 miles west of Midland via Interstate 20, U.S. 285 and U.S. 62-180.

DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK
(432) 426-3337
Nestled in Texas' only mountain chain, which extends from the New Mexico border south of Carlsbad to the Rio Grande in the Big Bend, 1,869 acres of wooded playground! This park offers excellent camping facilities, hiking, horseback riding, mountain climbing, and exploring the many caves which penetrate the Davis Mountains. Approximately 175 miles south of Midland via Interstate 20, State Highway 17 and U.S. 290.

FORT DAVIS NATIONAL MONUMENT
(432) 426-3224
Built in the mid-19th century to protect travelers headed to California, taken over by the Confederacy during the Civil War, then abandoned, only to have federal troops (including the Black military unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers), return to rebuild the fort in 1867. A large museum has been established within the partially restored fort. Many adobe barracks still exist. Approximately 175 miles south of Midland, via Interstate 20.

GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK
(432) 828-3251
The newest in the National Park System. Contained in the 77,000 acres are the two highest peaks in Texas, Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan. Desert flowers, cacti, forests and McKittrick Canyon are available for exploring. Enjoy mountain climbing, spelunking, or just gazing at the stark beauty of Guadalupe National Park. Approximately 180 miles west of Midland via Interstate 20, U.S. 285, Farm Road 652, and U.S. 62-180.

LAJITAS RESORT
(432) 424-3471
Nestled on FM 170 between the Big Bend National Park and the Big Bend State Park, at the gateway to the spectacular El Camino Del Rio scenic drive to Presidio.  Enjoy the beautiful Chisos Mountains, spend some time at the Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center and Desert Garden, or cross the border for shopping in Ojinaga, Mexico.

MCDONALD OBSERVATORY
(432) 426-3640
Located at an elevation of 6,800 feet in the heart of the Davis Mountains, this nationally renowned astronomy center is famous for day and night time celestial gazing. The Visitor Center is open Monday through Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM, except on major holidays. Guided tours are available. Approximately 185 miles south of Midland, via Interstate 20.

MONAHANS SANDHILL PARK
(432) 943-2092
A remarkable 3840 acres of constantly shifting white sands, which led Basinites to devise their own special forms of recreation: sand surfing and dune buggy riding...or walking barefoot through the sand! Approximately 45 miles southwest of Midland via Interstate 20 and State Highway 18.

PRUDE RANCH
(800) 458-6232
Prude Guest Ranch was established in 1889 as a cattle ranch. Today, the ranch offers the visitor accommodations, tennis courts, swimming pools, and horseback riding. RV hook-ups are also available. The ranch is located 175 miles south of Midland, via Interstate 20.