The River Road: Texas FM 170 - Presidio to Terlingua 

I'm considering doing this in a couple of weeks rather than drive where we are staying in Marfa to Alpine then South on 118 - the quicker route. I was not able to catch the road signs, but noticed there weren't any gas stations. Better start making a list before I go.

Went there to help celebrate the life of my good friend Mark who lived there. It was a grand time to send him off….

The whole area is gorgeous! In 2017 my wife and I took a long leisurely drive through West Texas with lots of time and no itinerary. We stopped at Ft. Stockton, Marathon, Alpine, Marfa, Ft. Davis, Big Bend National park, Terlingua, Lajitas, Presidio, and a whole lot of other places. The people and places were wonderful, now I'm working hard to convince my wife to move there when we retire.

I am from New York City, I got anxiety when I travel to Texas--especially, when my TomTom GPS was telling me, the next gas station is 120 miles away!

I use to enjoy this drive quite a bit in the 1990's, its a great drive whether your going from Presidio to Terlingua, or from Terlingua to Presidio. The scenery is awesome. My favorite place along this road is the T P's there at the picnic area & the deep canyon. & being able to see the Chisos mountains from a distance. There is also an antique store when you get to Terlingua & a restaurant that I ate at 2 or 3 times. Its been 14 to 15 years since I did this drive now I'm ready to do it again. I've been to Big Bend State ranch as well, But it was back when I was under 10 years old. Which was well over 30 years ago.

We are planning a trip to that area in May, will certainly make this a part of the trip. Thanks so much.

Just did that ride last weekend, thanks for letting me re-live the fun. I loved Terlingua.

Such a beautiful ride

Lovely country. The pace of the video gives me a headache.

Such a fun ride on a motorcycle, have been there couple of times, breathtaking beauty. Took me hours to do it, having to stop for pictures! Can't wait for May when I'll ride from Houston, taking a side trip here on the way to El Paso!

Funny, just a few days before i spotted the riogrande valley rd in google earth and thought "maaan i wanna drive this" xD Thank you, it looks so awesome!!!

I took this drive 2wks ago. I saw this video prior to going and also scouted the road on Google maps. Its is a wonderful drI've w magnificent vistas but this video did not prepare me for what this road really holds in store. The road between 6:00 and 8:00 just before the teepees has high grades and beyond the guard rails some VERY steep and deep drop offs of hundreds of feet. Thank fully the rental car I had a 2013 Nissan Altima navigated this road with minimal effort. Thought I would share my experience. Nice video but really falls short of the actual experience. :)

We are about to do a big loop visiting Texas towns on motorcycles, and will be doing this road the other direction. I thought on a map it looked cool, but this video has me pumped!

@alecos78 it's Del Dongo, "Samiscience". And the car was a Hyundai Elantra -- not quite the "mid-size" car that the rental agency promised.

This must be an awesome road with a motorcycle.

Absolutely love the video. Not too crazy about the song choice, though, but thanks so much for the video!

Made this ride twice in the past month...love it

Thanks! I've wanted to take this drive 😎

Big Bend state & national parks. Off the beaten path but worth the drive.

@alecos78 nope. Second guess?

Music bed is AWFUL...

I am heading out there in a few weeks. With all of the "hub-bub" about border security, any safety/security issues? I am a photographer and I will likely be shooting at dusk and dawn, when it will likely be most risky.

doing this ride next week.... the other direction... looking forward to it....

I rode this on my bicycle tour last year.

Thanks for the ride!

Kinda grew tired of making that trip back and forth everyday from Ojinaga, Chihuahua to Lajitas Tx when I used to work for the Resort...

Worst music ever... just turn off volume ahead of time..

music is awsome

The "music" sux so bad.

@takemytripdotcom Maybe I will can't know the brand of your car. Can you tell me what's the name of the song?

Video is interesting, but the audio , sounds like people being tortured in the background. Was thinking about subscribing , man, I don't know

3:36 is where all my videos were shot when i was out there

Loose the music!!!

This is a Great Ride on a Motorcycle, just use plenty of sunscreen. I got a sunburn on top of a heavy tan !

i drove this every day to get a six pack of nattys into town from Redford, know every spot-

Your car is a Nissan Sentra :-)

nice video can anyone borrow me a harley

Take a shot at 12:21 then at 12:25, edit out all the rest & you’d have a nice little video, just sayin..