Heart of the
BIG BEND
ONE OF THE
BEST PLACES TO
LIVE IN TEXAS
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, small-
town 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.
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