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Marathon Motel & RV Park

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Location

Marathon Motel & RV Park is located in Texas

Directions

Located 58 miles from Fort Stockton and Fort Davis and 30 miles from Alpine.Take 385 south to 90 west. Go 2 miles west to the end of town. Park is on the right side. From Alpine: Take 90 east and Marathon Motel and RV Park is the first business on the left.

Address

703 West Highway 90
Marathon, TX 79842

Coordinates

30.20794953 N
103.25421318 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Available
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Brodie D.

Ranger

Reviewed Feb. 26, 2024

Love Marathon!

We loved staying at Marathon Motel! We will be back for sure. Such a neat hidden gem. The courtyard is beautiful and they let the guests start the fireplace and bonfires at will. The lights at night are so cool and makes the experience feel very special. The moon was too bright for their “star parties” when we were there unfortunately, but those sound super fun to go to. Perhaps the coolest thing we enjoyed was using their new private outdoor showers where you can look up and stargaze while soaking in warm water getting all clean. Truly a unique experience for the books. We will definitely be back!

Month of VisitMarch

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Lisa B.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 20, 2023

Super clean and lowkey

We don’t like being on a schedule so we don’t make reservations prior to leaving home. We have a van that we sleep in so if things don’t work out for a nite, we can use a rest stop. We found Marathon Motel and RV camping on The Dyrt. What a cute place! Surrounded by mountain views and beautiful sunrises and sunsets, night skies that are breathtaking, you really know your deep in the heart of Texas (clap,clap,clap!)

Sitethey said there were 5 campsites but nothing was numbered or marked off in anyway.

Month of VisitNovember

Chris D.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 15, 2023

Dark Sky

A great little town to launch your adventure into Big Bend , French Grocer is a great place . Nice showers and WiFi here as well as power and water if needed . We stayed in the back and had a quiet evening . Highly recommend for this passing through

Month of VisitJanuary

Jennifer R.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 4, 2023

Among the stars

Not the sexiest campground but def great enough to stay. They have telescopes for viewing planets and stars set up so folks can pay 10$ and have a look. We stayed to be closer to Big Bend so it does the job in that way.

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Month of VisitApril

Terry H.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 12, 2023

Breathtaking

Great place to stay on the way to Big Bend. Stop in at White Buffalo Bar - where ranch water was first introduced. Food is great, large portions suggest split plates. Campground has showers. Modern Bathrooms in tent camping area. Night skies are beautiful .

Month of VisitJanuary

Alyssa L.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 18, 2022

Dark sky’s!

We stumbled in this place on the way to Austin from big bend. The camp is in a dark sky reserve and had an astral photographer there showing us the telescopes. Pretty unforgettable!

Month of VisitJanuary

Brian J.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 25, 2022

Great tent camping site

Stayed here for the night before heading into Big Bend National Park. Friendly staff . The tent section is away from the RVs and have a private flushing toilet. There is a larger bathroom available with shower. We were able to have a fire in the court yard fireplace , even in the middle of fire season. They have a star gazing facility with large observatory . Hotel rooms are available for $100. Tent sites are $15

Sitesite by koi pond

Month of VisitJune

Gretchen P.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 15, 2022

Convenient for Big Bend

Gravel parking side by side without much else. The town was very small too. They did allow access to a private shower and wifi if needed. Stars were great!

Month of VisitMarch

Brian F.

Ranger

Reviewed Apr. 16, 2021

Fine Place To Overnite Before Entering Big Bend

Great small RV park with motel. All spaces with electric and water, showers are great. Has a nice courtyard with large fire pit. Very clean and quite. It’s right off the main road into Big Bend National Park, about a 40 minute drive.

Sitesites are assigned upon arrival

Month of VisitNovember

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Mia D.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 8, 2021

Darkest nights, coolest vibes

Loved this place! Price was super reasonable for FHU at $35 a night! We had a site in the back so it was a little more spread out and away from the road. Might not have been so happy with the front sites. This place has great landscaping and a beautiful courtyard that boasts a nightly fire. Marathon is also the darkest city in the USA so you get to see tons of stars. If you’re lucky some nights they pull out the telescope.

It’s about a 45 minute drive to the Big Bend gate and maybe another 30 minutes to a hike or exhibit inside the park from there. 30 minutes to Alpine and maybe a hour to Marfa. Not much in the town it’s self but what’s there is super quant and cute.

We would 100% recommend and stay here again.

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Wanderlost R.

Traveler

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2021

Oh, My Stars!

We stayed for almost a week and enjoyed our time in Marathon. The first night we enjoyed looking at the stars with the resident astronomer. The rest of the week we stayed cozy in our warm RV at night as it got really cold! The stars were truly spectacular, but too cold for me. During the day we explored Big Bend, which was convenient to access from the RV park. The only reason we give four stars and not five was the difficult to use laundry room, and the train next to the park.

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Kera P.

Ranger

Reviewed Nov. 15, 2020

Stargazing and desert Mountain View’s

We camped in the back corner camping area, it was $15 a night for two bikepackers with one tent. Very clean bathrooms and showers were included. Our tentsite had a flat tent pad and picnic table. What makes this campsite special is that it’s also a stargazing park and they have star-specialists here every night with telescopes to answer any questions about the night sky! We are planning to camp another night and do laundry while we’re here.