Alpine, TEXAS
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Activities
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Alpine Country Club Golf Course:
This 9-hole course located next to
Kokernot Park is open to the public.
Alpine Murals: A number of
murals can be enjoyed on a casual
stroll along Holland Avenue. Check
with the Alpine Visitors Center for a
complete list. See pages 10-11.
Alpine Public Library/Re-Reads
Book Store: In in 2013, the Library
Journal named Alpine Public Library
the “Second-Best Small Library in
America.” Adjacent to the library is
Re-Reads Book Store with a great
selection of used books; proceeds
support library operations.
Art Galleries and Specialty Shops:
Alpine has many art galleries and
boutiques. Most are located in the
historic downtown area. Choose
from fine art, photography,
antiques, gifts and souvenirs, books
and maps, rocks and gems, arts and
crafts.
Brewster County Courthouse Hall
of History: Photographs of early
Brewster County and Alpine places
and people are on display in the
great hall of the historic 1887
courthouse.
Farmer’s Market:
Open
Saturdays from 9 a.m. till noon, year-
round, rain or shine. In the Hotel
Ritchey courtyard at the corner of
5th and Murphy Street.
Hancock Hill: The Hancock Hill
area behind Sul Ross State University
contains 2-3 miles of hiking trails
with great views of Alpine and the
surrounding area. Points of interest
include bicycles hanging from trees
and an abandoned desk that was
hauled up the hill in 1981 by three
enterprising students. Be sure to
sign the notebook in the desk
drawer.
Holland Hotel: Built in the early
1900s with design contributions
from renowned southwest architect
Henry C. Trost, this historic hotel
features all the elements of Spanish
Colonial Revival – arches, tile floors,
embossed wood beams, and
courtyard.
Historic Walking and Windshield
Tour: Take a leisurely stroll or drive
around Alpine’s downtown and get
a glimpse into our architectural
history, dating from the late 1800s.
The tour guide/map is available at
the Alpine Visitors Center.
Kokernot Park: Alpine’s municipal
park includes a walking/fitness trail,
playground and dog park. Stroll past
Poet’s Grove, where the cowboy
poets gather for a chuck wagon
breakfast each February, to historic
Kokernot Lodge and its outdoor
amphitheater. The Lodge was built
as a clubhouse in the early 1930s
next to the now-dry Burgess Spring,
an important watering hole for early
travelers and settlers.
Kokernot Baseball Field: Styled
after Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the
field was built in 1947 by rancher
Herbert Lee Kokernot Jr. Red clay for
the infield was hauled in from
Georgia, and native stone quarried