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Texas Westerns Film Trail

Marfa, TX

Self-guided Texas Film Commission Westerns Trail through border towns, Big Bend, Palo Duro, Gonzales, and historic railroads used in classic and modern Westerns.

Dates TBA — check the official site.

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About Texas Westerns Film Trail

Self-guided Texas Film Commission Westerns Trail through border towns, Big Bend, Palo Duro, Gonzales, and historic railroads used in classic and modern Westerns.

How to finish

  • Visit Texas Westerns Film Trail destinations (exterior and public access only where noted).
  • Self-guided discovery

Reward

  • Experience only
  • No formal completion reward; #TexasFilmTrails

Stops (7)

  • Big Bend National Park (Lajitas, TX)
  • Hotel Paisano (Giant) (Marfa, TX)
  • Palo Duro Canyon State Park (The Sundowners) (Canyon, TX)
  • Old Blanco County Courthouse (True Grit) (Blanco, TX)
  • Gonzales County Jail Museum (Gonzales, TX)
  • Texas State Railroad (Palestine, TX)
  • The Wittliff Collections (Lonesome Dove) (San Marcos, TX)

Check before you go

  • Many Western stops are remote parks or small towns—carry water and check seasonal park hours. Border-town stops in Eagle Pass, Del Rio, and Laredo are exteriors only.