Road tripWest Texas & Big Bend
West Texas & Big Bend film road trip
8 stops from Lajitas to Big Spring, where No Country for Old Men, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Boyhood were filmed.
The drive
8 stops
About 350 miles, stop to stop in a straight line
Check opening hours: some stops are working businesses.
About 350 miles, stop to stop in a straight line
Check opening hours: some stops are working businesses.
The route
The stops
| # | Stop | Filmed here | Next stop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National ParkLajitas | No Country for Old Men (2007), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) and 3 more | 81 mi |
| 2 | Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine | Boyhood (2014) | 22 mi |
| 3 | Presidio County CourthouseMarfa | Destination Marfa (2020) | 1 mi |
| 4 | Chinati FoundationMarfa | Age Out (2018) | 36 mi |
| 5 | Prada MarfaValentine | Destination Marfa (2020) | 103 mi |
| 6 | Pyote Army Air Field (former)Pyote | Hangar 18 (1980) | 54 mi |
| 7 | Ratliff StadiumOdessa | Friday Night Lights (2004) | 54 mi |
| 8 | Webb Air Force Base (former)Big Spring | Hangar 18 (1980) | End |
Central Texas · Houston & the Upper Coast · Dallas–Fort Worth · East Texas · Coastal Bend · Rio Grande Valley & Border
Image credits (8)
1 Big Bend National Park: eclectico63, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; 2 Sul Ross State University: Adavyd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 3 Presidio County Courthouse: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 4 Chinati Foundation: Jgc3, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 5 Prada Marfa: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; 6 Pyote Army Air Field (former): Keith Goetz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 7 Ratliff Stadium: Zorin09, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 8 Webb Air Force Base (former): United States Geological Survey (USGS), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.