. Education | back to top
The Southwest is home to several highly regarded institutions
of higher learning that draws a diversity of students not only from local communities but also from across the country and
throughout the world. In addition, El Paso’s three major school districts have a myriad of progressive programs
in academics, arts and athletics. Colleges & Universities
The University of Texas at El Paso
New Mexico State University
El Paso Community College
The University of Phoenix El Paso School Districts
El Paso Independent School District (EPISD)
Ysleta Independent School District (YISD)
Socorro Independent School District (SISD)
Canutillo Independent School District (CISD) back to top . Quick
Facts | back to top Date Incorporated:
1873 Population:
700,000 - El Paso, TX (21st
largest in Nation)
1.7 million - Cuidad Juarez, Mexico (5th largest in Mexico)
75,000 – Las Cruces, NM (2nd
Largest in New Mexico) Time Zone:
Mountain (including Cuidad Juarez, Mexico) Elevation:
3,762 ft. Climate:
Sunny, arid, desert Annual rainfall:
8 inches;
sunny 302 days/year Temperature:
Average high - 90 degrees
Average low - 30 degrees Crime
Rate*:
3rd safest large city in the U.S. *Statistics provided by the El Paso Police Department Taxes:
No state, city, or county income tax. Only sales tax rate of 8.25%. back to top . Annual Events & Cultural Activities | back to top
February
Southwestern International Livestock Show & Rodeo
March
Borderland Trade Show April
La Vina Jazz thing
WinStar Derby May
KLAQ International Ballown Festival June
El Paso/Juarez International Mariachi Festival
Ysleta Street Festival June/August
VIVA El Paso (Outdoor musical)
Music Under The Stars
(Outdoor concert series)
Al Fresco! Friday August
El Paso Arts Association Annual Arts International
Show September
Fiesta de las Flores
All-American Futurity
El Paso County Fair and Junior
Livestock Show October
Amigo Airshow
La Vina Winery Annual Wine Festival
Annual
Border Folk Festival
Oktoberfest November
Sun Carnival Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade December
Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament
Sun Bowl (Nationally Televised College Football) back to top . Performing Arts | back to top
Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte
Information: 915-593-6680
El Paso Border
Chorders
Information: 915-755-6849
El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Center
Events
Information: 915-534-0689 El Paso Opera Company
Information: 915-581-5534
www.epopera.org El Paso Pro-Musica
Information: 915-833-9400
www.elpasopromusica.org El Paso Symphony Orchestra
Information: 915-532-EPSO
www.epso.org Movies
www.elp.rr.com/around_town/movies/ Music Under the Stars
Information: 915-541-4481 UTEP Ballet
Information:
915-747-5606
www.utep.edu/music/ballet.html back to top . Sports
College & Professional Sports UTEP
Men’s & Women’s Sports (Division I-A).
Information and tickets (915) 747-6150
www.utepathletics.com El Paso Diablos
Affiliated with the Central League, home games are played in the 10,000 seat
Cohen Stadium. The Diablos’ season runs from April through August.
Information: (915) 755-2000
www.diablos.com El Paso Patriots
A-League team (one level below major league soccer) The Patriots season runs
from April through Labor Day. Information: (915) 771-6620
www.elpaso-patriots.com El Paso Scorpions Rugby Club
www.scorpionsrugby.com Sun Bowl Association
Golf & Basketball tournaments, including the 2nd oldest bowl game in
the nation. It is nationally televised on CBS
Information: (915) 533-4416
www.sunbowl.org back to top
.
Outdoor
Activities | back to top
Golf
Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course
Desert-style 27 hole golf
course which has been given 4.5 stars and ranked second-best in the nation by Golf Digest. Travel & Leisure magazine
has placed it in the top 100 courses under $100. Information: (915) 821-2122.
www.painteddunes.com Emerald Springs Golf & Conference Center
Built over 25 years ago, this is where legendary
professional golfer Lee Trevino started playing. (18Holes)
Information (915) 852-9110.
www.emeraldspringsgoflclub.com Lone Star Golf Club
Located 5 minutes from the airport, it is one of the best-kept secrets in
town for its value and location. (18 Holes)
Information: (915) 591-4927
www.thelonestargolfclub.com Sonoma Ranch Golf Course
Sonoma Ranch Golf Course is the newest public golf course in southern
New Mexico. The course has been voted “Best New Course”, by Golf Digest.
Information: (505) 521-1818
www.sonomaranchgolf.com
Golf/Public
Ascarate Municipal Golf
Course
(27 Holes) – El Paso, TX
Information: (915) 772-7381
Golf/Private
Anthony Country Club
Anthony, NM,
Information (505) 882-2723 Coronado
Country Club
(8 Holes)
Information: (915) 584-1171
www.coronadocountryclub.com El Paso Country Club
(18 Holes)
Information: (915) 584-1111
www.elpasocountryclub.com Vista Hills Country Club
(18 Holes)
Information: (915) 592-3535
www.golfable.com
Rock climbing
Hueco Tanks State Historical
Park
Information: (915) 857-1135
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/hueco/hueco.html
Mountain biking and nature trails
Franklin State Park
Information: (915) 566-6441
Online Information
Snow Skiing in Southern New Mexico
Ruidoso and Ski Apache
http://www.rsn.com/cams/apache
http://www.ruidoso.net/skiing/
Fishing, Boating and Water Skiing
Elephant Butte Lake
2 hours north on 1-25
Information: (505) 744-5421
www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/pages/parks/butte/butte.htm
Horseback riding
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Information:
(915) 828-3251
www.nps.gov/gumo/ The Big Bend Region
Information: 1-800-524-3015
www.nps.gov/bibe back to top
. Theme Parks | back to top
Western Playland Amusement Park
Information: (915) 772-3914
www.WesternPlayland.com Wet ‘n Wild Waterpark
Information: (915)886-2222
www.wetwild.com back to top
. Other Attractions | back to top Wyler Aerial Tramway
Offers a view of 7,000 square miles, 2 countries and 3 states from the
5,632 foot elevation at the southern edge of the Franklin Mountains.
Information: (915) 566-6622 Scenic
Drive
Rim Road over the southern tip of the Franklin Mountains. Transmountain Road
Connecting I-10 on the Westside of the city to the Patriot Freeway (Hwy 54) on the northeast side. Downtown
Walking Tour of El Paso
A self-guided walking tour beginning in San Jacito Plaza, original site of Ponce De
Leon’s ranch, winding thorough El Paso’s downtown historic district and ending on Mills. Farmer’s
Market
Information: (505) 589-0653 Indian Cliffs Ranch at Cattleman’s Steakhouse
Information: (915)-544-3200
www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com Kern Place
www.kernplace.org/mambo/index.php Magoffin Homestead
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/tx/tx2.htm Fray Garcia Monument Concordia Cemetery Tigua Indian Reservation
Mckelligon Canyon Park & Amphitheatre back to top . Las
Cruces/Southern New Mexico | back to top Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Information: 1-800-967-2283 Elephant Butte Lake,
NM
2 hours north on 1-25
Information: (505) 744-5421 Old Mesilla, NM
http://www.oldmesilla.org/ Ruidoso and Ski Apache, NM
http://www.rsn.com/cams/apache
http://www.ruidoso.net/skiing/ White Sands National Monument
www.nps.gov/whsa New Mexico Space Museum, New Mexico
www.spaceframe.org War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Information: (505) 589-2000
www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/ Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino
Information: (505) 378-4431
www.ruidownsracing.com Alamogordo, New Mexico – New Mexico Museum of Space History, Clyde W. Tom Baugh IMAX Dome Theater
www.alamogordo.com Stahmann’s Farms/Stahmann’s Country Store
Information: (800) 654-6887 * (505) 525-3470
Lincoln National Forest
Information: (505) 434-7200
www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln/ Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort
www.innofthemountaingods.com/ Bosque Del Apache Columbus, NM & Palomas, Mexico Deming,
New Mexico White Sands National Monument La Vina Winery
New Mexico’s
oldest winery
Information: (505) 882-7632 Zin Valle Winery
Information: (915) 877-4544 Sunland
Park RaceTrack & Casino
Information: (505) 378-4431
www.sunland-park.com Mt. Cristo Rey Monument
www.elpasotimes.com/outdoors/hiking/mountcristorey.html back to top . Juarez/Northern
Mexico | back to top Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico
3 connecting
canyons are in total deeper and larger than the Grand Canyon
Information: (915) 778-5395 Casas Grande
Madera Archeological Region Samalayuca Sand Dunes Plaza Monumental Bullring
Seats 17,000 making it the 4th largest bullring in the world. Season: April-September Pueblito Mexicano
Mission de Guadalupe
Founded in 1659, oldest building in the southwest. Border
Jumper Trolley
Information: (915) 544-0062 Juarez City Market (Juarez)
Information:
www.juarez.info Calendar of Events for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Food Fair – January Bullfighting
– April – August Mexican Rodeo – April – September Cinco de Mayo
Horse Racing – May – June Golf Tournaments - Torneo
de Golf de Oro – May Torneo de Golf Asociacion – June Torneo de
Golf Copa Rafael Sanders - November Race Car Driving – May – June Feria
Expo Juarez – June – July Tequila Festival – September Independence
Day Parade – 16th of September Revolution Day Parade – 20th of November Trade
Shows Margarita Miranda de Mascarenas Foundation – Events all year around (concerts,
expos, etc… back to top . Guide
to Museums of El Paso & Juarez | back to top Centennial Museum/Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
at the University of Texas at El Paso
Information: (915) 747-5565
www.utep.edu/museum Chamizal National Memorial
Information: (915)532-7273
www.nps.gov El Paso County Historical Society
Information: (915) 533-3603
www.elpasohistory.com El Paso Firefighters Museum
Information: (915) 771-1000 El Paso Holocaust Museum
& Study Center
Information: (915) 351-0048
www.elpasoholocaustmuseum.org El Paso/Juarez Historical Museum
Information: (915) 771-6727 El Paso Medical Museum
Information: (915) 533—0940 El Paso Mission Trail Association
Information: (915) 534-0630
www.missiontrail.com El Paso Museum of Archeology
Information: (915) 755-4532
archeology@elpasotexas.gov El Paso Museum of Art
Information: (915) 532-1707
www.elpasoartmuseum.org El Paso Museum of History
Information: (915) 858-1928
www.ci.el-paso.tx.us. El Paso Zoo – over 800 animals of over 300 species.
Information: (915) 521-1850
www.elpasozoo.org Fort Bliss Museums & Study Center
Information: (915) 568-5412 Heritage House
Museum
at The University of Texas at El Paso
Information: (915) 747-5700 Insights El Paso
Science Museum
Information: (915) 534-000
www.insightselpaso.org International Museum of Art
Information: (915) 543-6747 Los Portales Museum &
Information Center
Information: (915) 851-1682 Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Information: (915) 533-5147
www.magoffinhome.com McCall Neighborhood Center
Information: (915) 566-2407 Museo de Arte e Historia
del INBA de Ciudad Juarez
Information:
616-7414
616-7413
613-1708 Museo Historico
de Cuidad Juarez
Information: 612-4707 * 612-2969 Museo de Arqueologia de El Chamizal
Information: 611-1048 National Border Patrol Museum & Memorial Library
Information: (915)
759-6060
www.borderpartolmuseum.com Natural History Museum of El Paso
Information: (915) 759-8585 Railroad & Transportation
Museum of El Paso
Information: (915) 422-3420
www.elpasorails.org Tigua Indian Cultural Center
Information: (915) 859-7913 War Eagles Air Museum
Information: (505) 589-2000
www.war-eagles-air-museum.com West Texas Air Museum
Information: (915) 852-3554
www.westtexasairport.com U.S. Army Museum of the Noncommissioned Officer
Information: (915) 568-8646 . Visitors Centers | back to top El Paso Convention & Visitors Bureau
One Civic Center Plaza
Information: (915) 534-0600
Toll Free: 1-800-351-6024 Old Number One Welcome Center
400 W. San Antonio
Information:
(915) 838-6227 El Paso/Juarez Trolley Company
One Civic Center Plaza
Information: (915) 544-0062
Texas Welcome Center
I-10 Anthony Exit 0
Information: (915) 886-3468
Airport Welcome
Center
El Paso International Airport
Information: (915) 780-4475 Juarez Tourist Center
Information: 1-888-654-0394 For more area information: Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 518
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Call: 1-800-826-0294
FAX: (505) 437-6334
www.alamogordo.com Artesia Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 99
Artesia, NM 88210
Call: 1-800-658-6251
FAX:
(505) 746-2745 Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 910
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Call: 1-800-221-1224
FAX: (505) 885-1455
www.chamber.caverns.com/ Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau
211 North Water
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Call:
1-800-FIESTAS
1-505-541-2444
FAX: (505) 524-8191
www.lascrucescvb.org Ruidoso Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 698
720 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM
88355
Call: 1-800-253-2255
FAX: (505) 257-4693
www.ruidoso.net/index.html Roswell Convention and Civic Center
Courtesy of U.F.O. Encounter Committee
912 N. Main St.
Roswell, NM 88201
Call: 1-888-Roswell
FAX: (505) 624-6863
RSWCC@DFN.Com
http://roswellcvb.com/ | 
