Guides
Itineraries you can actually follow
El Paso is 25 miles long. The wrong plan is mostly windshield time. These group by geography so you spend the day in the city instead of on the freeway.
2 days9 stops
Your first 48 hours in El Paso
One weekend, no wasted driving: the mountain, the missions, downtown, and the Tex-Mex that started it all.
- Best for
- First-time visitors and new arrivals
- Season
- Best October through April
1 day6 stops
The Tex-Mex and taco crawl
A one-day tour of the plates this city argues about, in the order that makes sense.
- Best for
- Eaters who came here specifically to eat
- Season
- Year-round
1 day6 stops
A mountain day, sunrise to sunset
An urban range with 27,000 acres in it. Here is how to spend a full day on it without cooking yourself.
- Best for
- Hikers and anyone with a camera
- Season
- October through April; summer only at dawn
Half day7 stops
Downtown on foot, in half a day
Park once. Plaza, museums, murals, ballpark, and a bar — all inside about a mile.
- Best for
- Anyone without a car, or with one they want to leave parked
- Season
- Year-round; mornings in summer