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El Paso County Safety Rest Area

Texas safety rest areas feature many benefits for travelers in Texas.

Our 76 safety rest areas feature 24-hour restrooms. Most locations have attendants on duty 24 hours a day. Other locations have attendants on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

El Paso County eastbound

Location

  • IH10 - Eastbound, east of Fabens.
  • Latitude/longitude: 31.5089 -106.1232
  • Mile marker: 50
El Paso East Safety Rest Area

El Paso County westbound

Location

  • IH 10 - Westbound, east of Fabens.
  • Latitude/longitude: 31.5021, -106.1138
  • Mile marker: 51
El Paso West Safety Rest Area

Features

  • Drinking water.
  • Men's and women's restrooms.
  • Handicap access.
  • Picnic tables.

Trivia

  • The name El Paso appeared in print as early as 1610, in the narrative of Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá, poet-historian of the Oñate expedition of 1598.
  • The nearby town of Fabens was named for George Fabens, an officer with the Southern Pacific Railroad.