Marfa Lights Viewing Area melvin-texas Opened to traffic in 1932

Opened to traffic in 1932

Tiny Target - Marathon

These signs date back to 1950 when the State Publicity Director decided that Colorado needed unique signage to help establish the State's identity

with its peak 250 feet above the townsite

as the mountain trail wasn't wide enough for wagons

Marfa Lights Viewing Area melvin-texas Opened to traffic in 1932Accounts of seeing the Marfa Lights go back to 1883 when a young cowhand saw flickering lights as he drove through Paisano Pass. Others confirmed that they too saw the lights, but they could not find an explanation upon investigating the lights' origin. Your best chance at seeing the lights is from the Marfa Lights Viewing Center and looking to the south southwest. If you're lucky, you'll see lights that might be red, blue, or white appear on the