TEXAS east to west on I 10

It's obviously not an issue for me as I plan to run out Hwy 90 to Big Bend NP in a couple of weeks and come back on I10, but if I10 looks scary to them then Hwy 90 would really concern them. When my wife and I attended Texas Tech in Lubbock, she had a roommate from Massachusetts one semester. We took her home to San Antonio one holiday and the 30 miles between towns with no vehicle traffic freaked her out. BTW there's not enough traffic on I10 in that area to be a concern, but you've got it right, deserthawk, there's a lot of great things to see out there.

Van Hone has fuel and places to stay, as well as Ft. Stockton. I-10 has a speed limit of 80 miles per hour. We didn't drive that fast of course & it wasn't hard driving it.

If you happen to be in Van Horn & need a place to overnight, the Desert Willow RV Park is a very nice place to do so.

Oct 28: we overnighted at Desert Willow RV Park. New to being Passport America (not in the listing book). We were pleasantly surprised with it. Small, yes, and all gravel, but all pull throughs & a very clean restroom/shower. Didn't use them, but very clean. Extremely friendly & nice staff. $12.50 with the PA discount.

Sonora Caverns might be a neat stop off I-10 (they do have an RV park at them also, I believe) but have never stopped.

I've read many reports of those saying to take US 90 from San Antonio to keep off the busy 10. More miles I would think. Big Bend Nat'l Park is south of Alpine/Fort Davis area as well. A neat place.

Balmorhea has places to stop. Before reaching the town (perhaps the first exit for it) for TX 17 (I believe) is a small Truck stop which also has a Passport America CG. Check it but didn't stay. Gas not a bargain.

We visited Balmorhea, Davis Mountains & Carlsbad in Sept.
Our Trip Report: Touring Chihuahuan Desert Using State Parks

We used TX 17 to reach US 285 at Pecos. On can hit the 285 at Ft. Stockton. US 285 wasn't a bad road, but it has a tremendous amount of oil field traffic on it. The Oil Patch is booming in Texas & New Mexico now. Lot of tankers, dump trucks & other oil field related traffic.

TX 17 was a good road as well, with a moderate amount of oil related traffic as well.

Border Patrol would be mainly from Van Horne to El Paso, then on to Tucson, etc.

Seminole Canyon SP is off of US 90. Never been but intend to do so by end of next year.

Should be a nice time to visit the :)Big Bend Area. We really enjoyed Balmorhea State Park (but might be a little cold for swimming there now) & checking out Fort Davis Nat'l Historic Site.

We did Big Bend on one our Spring Breaks some years ago. End of March, Start of April.

And the new Boquillas Port of Entry might be some you would want to do. Not something we have done or would do.

There is a Passport America RV Park in Marathon, too. Never used it, but have read good reviews for it.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park would be worth a stop at the visitor center if nothing else. A nice, small one but very interesting. Southwest of the Caverns, but on the way if you use the Van Horn Route.

New Mexico Sites & Sights.

Post Edit: Yes, lot of miles & miles of Texas out that way, few towns, but good amount of traffic. Texas highway patrol would be by at some point, I'm thinking. Border Patrol would also stop to help or to see what was going on.

Might have some areas without cell service, I would think. But thats happens out this way at times. Not sure for sure. Haven drive to San Antonio in some time now. Can't remember about when we were driving from Ft. S to El Paso this past summer.

I10 between I20 split and to near McNary Texas is a P.O.S. road. I used to think I10 in Louisiana was the worst but I now feel this section of I10 is worse.
If you are not in a hurry get off I10 and go to Fredericksburg. 4-5 nice places to stay and great German food plus town is pretty.
From Frederickburg to FT Stockton can be easily done in one day. I have stayed at Hilltop RV park for an overnight and it is adequate. There is also a FlyingJ and Walmart if you stay at those places

Actually the San Antonio to Fort Stockton section is populated with more gas and restaurant possibilities than the Fort Stockton to El Paso section. For overnight stays the State Park at Junction, the Caverns of Sonora and the State Park at Balmorhea are good. I would be doing fuel stops at Junction and Fort Stockton. There's a couple of truck stops out there too but I don't have their locations.

Stops
1. Junction - South Llano River SP - 30A/W Dump Station or dry camping in city park along river or a former KOA right on exit 456 - pretty good reviews and looked clean when we went last August

2. Sonora - Exit 392 - Caverns of Sonora about 10 miles south of I-10 has an RV park. Good reports though I personally have not visited. 50A/W - no dump station - do not want water leaking down into the caverns.

3. Iraan - Exit 325 - About 20 - 25 miles north - three city parks - however they might be full of oil field workers.

Note - farther down the forums is a Roads and Routes section - better place to ask about specific highways.

Back in the day not all that long ago you would see the SUN SET on you three times crossing TEXAS...

Just make sure you gots enough fuel in the West Texas part of the trip. It indeed thins out pretty much in that area. The last time I was on West I10 I noticed alot of BORDER PATROL vehicles which to us was a rare sight...

We always used I40 going West but mostly because we had family to visit along the way... I40 was prone to ICE and SNOW in the winter months however and lots of BIG TRUCK's traffic....