The Alpine Run

$7.58

To Alpine and back — 52 mi, in fuel

What you have to drive to Alpine for — the ER, the pharmacy, a real grocery — and what one round trip costs in fuel, so you can make a run count.

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Marfa has no hospital and only a small grocery, so for a lot of everyday things — the ER, a prescription, a real shop, the hardware store — you make the run to Alpine, about 26 miles east. This helps you plan a run so one trip is worth the miles, and shows what the drive costs in fuel.

26 mi

To Alpine

east on US-90

~30 min

Drive

each way

$7.58

One round trip

in fuel, 52 mi there and back

The Alpine drive is straight east on US-90 — there's no Border Patrol checkpoint that way (the US-67 checkpoint is south of town, on the road to Presidio).

What you leave town for

Errand	Where
Emergency room — Marfa has no hospital — only a weekday clinic. Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine is the nearest ER, open 24 hours.	Only in town
Pharmacy & prescriptions — The clinic pharmacy in Marfa is open weekday mornings and afternoons only. Alpine has full drugstores — Highland Drug, City Drug.	Better in town
A full grocery shop — The Get Go in Marfa covers the basics but it's small and pricey. Lowe's Market in Alpine (the old Porter's) is the full shop.	Better in town
Hardware & building supplies — Morrison True Value in Alpine — tools, garden, paint and tool rental.	Only in town
The vet — Alpine Small Animal Practice — the nearest small-animal vet.	Only in town
Driver's license & county offices — The Texas DPS driver-license office and Brewster County registration & titling are both in Alpine.	Only in town

The Alpine Run

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