Deep into the desert of West Texas is where rodeos began, where Pecos Bill was dreamed up, and where cowboys rode into the sunset! Welcome to Pecos, Texas!
This old town may not have much to it, but it sure has a great history. So to commemorate the cowboy/western history of this town, the city of Pecos has placed several painted boots in some of the town’s favorite spots. These beautiful boots are hand painted by the western muralist, Stylle Read, and each depicts a piece of what makes Pecos special.
What Is The Pecos Boot Trail and How Do I Start?
To help travelers truly see the beauty of these boots and to give them a bit of a history lesson; the town of Pecos has created and sort of boot scavenger hunt called the Pecos Boot Trail. This scavenger hunt leads you to each of the boots, gives you a background on the location, and story of the mural on the boot. It also gives you the chance to explore every nook and cranny of Pecos, Texas.
To start the Pecos Boot Trail, your first stop will be the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. This building is right by the Museum of the West and the Rodeo Hall of Fame.
At the Pecos Chamber of Commerce, just ask one of the employees for a Pecos Boot Trail Passport. They will hand you a little brown book. This little brown book has the location of each of the boots, a picture of the boot, a description of the boot, and a couple of pages of squares. To do this scavenger hunt, not only do you need to find the boots, you need to walk into the building that is hosting that boot, and get a stamp in your passport book on one of the squares.
The squares are numbered and also labeled with the company that you need a stamp from. The stamps are boot stamps that say Pecos Boot Trail on it. GET ALL THE STAMPS AND GET A PRIZE! Yes, you read that right, if you get all the stamps in your book, just head back to the Pecos Chamber of Commerce building. Show them your passport and get your prize!
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Know Before You Go:
- Z-Tek Construction and West of the Pecos Rodeo Boots have been removed and so you will not be able to get a stamp for these 2 boots.
- Not all of the boots are in the passport, they have added quite a few more boots. To complete the passport though, you do not have to get a stamp for the boots that are not in the book.
- Whenever you go into a building to get your stamp, the stamps are normally with the person at the front desk.
- Take a break from getting stamps around lunch time, a lot of the places close for lunch and so you can not get your stamp until someone comes back.
- To complete the boot trail you are looking at about 1-2 hours to see all the boots and get all the stamps.
Where are the Boots In Pecos, Texas?
I have listed here, all of the painted boots in Pecos, Texas. Now if you are wanting to just get the boots for you stamp book, than you will not see all of these boots. I have listed here 17 boots that you can stop and see, if you want to see all the boots of Pecos, Texas.
There are 12 stamps that you will need in your Pecos Boot Trail passport book, but 2 of these boots are nonexistent right now. Technically you only need to find and get stamps for 10 boots in order to get your prize.
Instead of running all over town, back and forth, I have put these boots in the best order for you to see them all in the shortest amount of time. So your welcome!
Pecos CVB Boot
100 E Dot Stafford St
To start your Pecos Boot Trail journey you are going to need to get your passport book in the Pecos Chamber of Commerce building. This is also where you will get your first stamp. The boot is decorated with depictions of the legendary tall tale Pecos Bill. It is my favorite boot of them all!
Parking: park in the parking lot in front of the West of the Pecos Museum
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
West Of The Pecos Museum Boots (2 boots)
120 E Dot Stafford St
Walk across the street from the Pecos Chamber of Commerce and into the West of the Pecos Museum. Here you will actually get 2 stamps (make sure they give you both stamps, cause we had to go back to get our second stamp). The boots are located in the parking lot of the museum, painted with all sorts of Pecos history. Maps, the museum, cantaloupe, gunslingers, and horny toads.
Parking: park in the parking lot in front of the West of the Pecos Museum
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
Town Of Pecos City Boot
115 W 3rd St
Drive 3 minutes down the road to Pecos City Hall. Sitting in front of the glass doors is a boot depicting the history of transportation from the horse to the car to an oil hauling semi. The employee at the front desk has the stamp for your passport.
Parking: park across the street in the gravel lot west of the Town of Pecos building
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
Reeves County Teacher Credit Union Boot
312 S Cedar St
In honor of all those who have served this community this boot, in front of the door leading to the Reeves County Teacher Credit Union is painted to honor those who have made Pecos….well Pecos!
Parking: park in the parking lot on the south side of the credit union
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
West Texas National Bank Boot
100 E 6th St
I have to say this was the most unpleasant of our stops along the Pecos Boot Trail. The boot itself was pretty, just like all the other boots. It was painted with a map of the locations of the WTNB throughout the West Texas area. The reason it was unpleasant was that the tellers were rude and annoyed with us for asking for a stamp. Necessary evil though to get our prize. Hope you have a better experience!
Parking: park in the parking lot that surrounds the West Texas National Bank
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
Reeves County Veterans Center Boot
510 S Oak St
Really if you wanted to just stay parked over at the West Texas National Bank you could, cause the next 3 boots are practically right next to each other. Walk behind the West Texas National Bank, cross 6th street and there on the corner of 6th and Oak are 2 boots right across the street from each other. The first one you will come to is a boot decorated to honor our military. My son thought this boot was pretty cool!
Parking: park in the spaces in front of the Veterans center
2T Partners Boot
525 S Oak St
Across the street from the veterans center is the next boot. This boot truly embraces the West Texas look! It is yellow, which is a color you see a lot down in the desert, and decorated with oil donkeys and cactus plants. Just ask the employees at the front desk for a stamp! The inside of this building is filled with taxidermy animals, which my kids found super exciting!
Parking: park in the spaces in front of the 2T Partners building
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
West Texas Eyecare Boot
611 S. Oak St
Cross 6th street again and walk 1 building over to find yet another beautiful boot! This one is really beautiful. It is another depiction of the beautiful desert and the wildlife that roams that desert! This was the last boot within walking distance though, so head back to your car parked at WTNB and to get to the next boot!
Parking: park in spaces in front of eyecare center
La Fiesta Chili Boot
1313 S Cedar St
Across the street from the historic original rodeo grounds is a couple of Mexican restaurants. The chili decorated boot is in front of a Mexican candy/sweets stop. You can stop in for a delicious treat, but in order to get the stamp for your passport, you will need to walk to the La Fiesta Restaurant right next door to the boot. Just ask the host that is seating people for a stamp and get yourself a cute picture by this Hispanic boot.
Parking: park in the lot on the south side of the La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
United Supermarkets Boot
2783 S Cedar St
You can’t be in Pecos, Texas without doing something that involves cantaloupe! Pecos is of course famous for their sweet and juicy cantaloupes so the next stop is to the United Express Gas Station where in front of it stands a boot with horses and cantaloupes on it.
Parking: park in the United Express gas station parking lot
WesTex Community Credit Union Boot
268 Raul Florez Blvd
The next boot is another boot that is sponsored by a bank. Naturally a bank sponsored boot is going to have money on it! The tellers at the front of the bank are the ones that will have the stamp to stamp your passport.
Parking: park in front of the Credit Union
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
Wellspring Apartment Boot
2327 S. Arizona Ave
This new boot at the Wellspring Apartment Complex is so pretty. I love the left side of the boot, closest to the leasing office, because it has a waterfall painted on the side. I kinda thought it was funny though since there is no water anywhere around, and especially no waterfall! It is really pretty though. The other side of the boot is more West Texas accurate as it is a mural of oil rigs in the desert. Now that sounds like the West Texas I know.
Parking: either parallel park on S Arizona Ave or park in the spaces of the Apartment leasing office
TNMP Boot
1126 Stafford Blvd
Next stop along the Texas Boot Trail, is to another new boot that is not yet listed. So no stamp here, but still a good boot that depicts the workers that make this town tick. This power company has hosted a boot showing off the hard work that they do to give this town electricity.
Parking: park in the parking lot in front of the TNMP office
Million Dollar Diary Queen Boot
1226 S Eddy St
I dare you to try to get the stamp for this boot, with out leaving with an ice cream cone. Of course there has to be a DQ decorated boot in Pecos, I mean this is Texas we are talking about. Texas is home to Dairy Queen and their amazing dipped ice cream cones and blizzards! Thank you Texas for blessing the world with DQ! Just ask the cashier at check out for your last passport stamp.
Parking: park in the DQ parking lot
PECOS BOOT TRAIL STAMP
School Spirit Boot
910 S. Eddy St
Only 2 more boots to go! This next boot is a purple boot and it is decorated for Pecos school pride. Painted with the high school’s top sports and teams, as well at the mascot.
Parking: park in the La Tienda Thriftway parking lot closest to S Eddy St
Reeves County Senior Center Boot
505 S. Park St
The last boot of the Pecos Boot Trail is sitting out in front of the Reeves County Senior Center. This patchwork boot is super cute as it is painted like a giant patchwork quilt. Fitting for the older folks that are actively attending this center. It makes sense that there should be a boot here, because these are the people who have built Pecos into what it is today.
Parking: park in the spaces on the north side of the senior center
The Grand Prize!
Now that you have your stamp book filled with the stamps of each boot, head back over to the Pecos Chamber of Commerce building. It’s time you got your prize! There were a variety of prizes for adults and for kids. Stickers, key chains, magnet’s, and t-shirts! My kids each picked their own t-shirt to remember Pecos, Texas by. Make sure on your way out, you get a picture of you and your prize in front of legendary Pecos Bill. He is wrestlin’ that tornado with his snake lasso right in front of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce.
Other Things To Do In Pecos, Texas:
Pecos Vietnam Memorial Park
West Of The Pecos Museum
- Skate Park
- Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum
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