Pecos East 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.
Pecos East County eastbound
Location
- IH 10 - Eastbound, 23 miles west of Sheffield.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.8639, -102.0856
- Mile marker: 308
Pecos East County westbound
Location
- IH 10 - Westbound, 23 miles west of Sheffield.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.8536, -102.0669
- Mile marker: 308
Features
- Drinking water.
- Men's and women's restrooms.
- Handicap access.
- Picnic tables.
Trivia
- The name Pecos first appears in Juan de Oñate's reports concerning the Indian pueblo of Cicuye, now known as the Pecos Pueblo, and is of unknown origin.
- Fort Stockton, a town 50 miles west of the facility, was where a pre- and post-civil war cavalry fort located. Ninth United States Cavalry, a regiment of black troops (also known as "Buffalo'soldiers") were among troops stationed here.