Marathon (Texas)

Marathon is a town in the Big Bend Country region of Texas.

Some old skulls, Marathon

Get in

Highway 90 runs through the town center.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Some colors, Marathon

Eat

Drink

• Marathon Coffee. 

Sleep

• Gage Hotel, 101 Highway 90 West, ☎ [phone], toll-free: +1-800-884-GAGE (4243), fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. Built in the 1920s by cattle tycoon Alfred Gage so he would have a place to stay while overseeing his interests in the area. The hotel has since been carefully restored and now includes a cafe and a spa. Rooms in the original building (with or without private bath) are the biggest bargain; those in the Los Portales annex and in the 3 well-appointed houses nearby offer more modern trappings without sacrificing the West Texas mood. $90-$381. 

Go next

Traveling west on Highway 90, you'll find:

• Alpine, with a host of restaurants.
• Marfa, with its art galleries and mysterious lights.
• El Paso

Also in the area:

• Big Bend National Park has 801,000 acres of land to explore.
• Fort Davis is home to the McDonald Observatory, which hosts terrific Star Parties after dark.

Routes through Marathon

Van Horn ← Alpine ←	W  E	→ Sanderson → Del Rio
Odessa ← Fort Stockton ←	N  S	→ Big Bend N.P. → END