BIG BEND COUNTRY: ALPINE TEXAS

ALPINE TEXAS

Before Alaska became a state Alpine was the largest city in the largest country in the largest state in America.

Alpine's population is 5,786. There are over 500 motel rooms in Alpine, plus 4 full hook-up RV parks. Amtrak comes through Alpine 3 times a week.

At an altitude of 4,485, Alpine is surrounded by over 700 miles of scenic roads passing over surrounding ranges and the colorful Chihuahuan Desert.

In Alpine you'll find the Apache Trading Post, several theater groups with musicals and dramas under the stars, the Last Frontier Museum and Woodward Agate Ranch, famous for its various colored agates and other gemstones, like opal, feldspar and labradite.

In Alpine you'll also find the famed Reata Restaurant.

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