most days reach 60 degrees .

Enjoying the outdoors is part of everyday life in Alpine , with year-round hiking , bicycling , golfing , hunting , and camping . There ’ s great hiking just 30 miles away in the Davis Mountains . An additional 30 miles leads to the world ’ s largest outdoor spring-fed pool at Balmorhea . A full array of activities lie just 100 miles south in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park . Low humidity and the absence of big-city lights makes star-gazing a backyard activity in Alpine .

The beauty of the Big Bend attracts and inspires artists from all over the world . Many have made Alpine their home . Add to the mix the talented , energetic art students at Sul Ross State University , and it ’ s no wonder there ’ s such a thriving art scene . Strong community support for the arts explains why art is everywhere in Alpine : restaurants , banks , business and medical offices ... even in galleries !

Ranching continues to be a cornerstone of life in the Big Bend , and you can expect to cross paths with working

ranchers and cowboys on a typical day in Alpine . Rodeo is big at Sul Ross State University , birthplace of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association . Preserving the traditions of the American West is the focus of annual events like the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering , Trappings of Texas , and Big Bend Ranch Rodeo .

Perhaps the best thing about Alpine is its friendly , smalltown atmosphere and strong sense of community pride . In 2014 , Alpine was a winner of the Governor ’ s Community

Achievement Award -- one of the most coveted environmental and community improvement honors in Texas .

Alpine is a unique combination of cultures , talents and energies working together to create one of the best places to live in Texas . Journalist Dan Rather says Alpine is “ a town-city that has kept its West Texas tradition , look and feel , while adopting the best of what ’ s up-to-date in the Lone Star State .” We agree ! We think you will , too .