Sul Ross State University
A Member of the Texas State University System

Area Attractions

One of the many benefits of attending Sul Ross State University is easy access to some of the most beautiful and exciting recreational areas in Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.

A wide variety of facilities are available for picknicking, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, camping, rafting, biking, scuba diving, horseback riding, bird watching, observing stars, and more-- all within one hour or less of the campus. Fishing and winter skiing are less than three hours away.

Click on the links below to explore some of the many attractions in our area and see what west Texas has to offer! 

• Balmorhea State Park
• Barton Warnock Environmental Center
• Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
• Big Bend National Park
• Big Bend Ranch State Park
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
• Christmas Mountains (Texas' Largest Open-Air Classroom) 
• Davis Mountains Preserve
• Davis Mountains State Park
• Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area
• Fort Davis National Historic Site
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• Lajitas on the Rio Grande
• Lake Amistad
• McDonald Observatory
• Prude Ranch
• Ski Apache
• Terlingua Ghost Town
• Texas Mountain Trails