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Welcome to Tres Papalotes ...

Tres Papalotes is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Tres Papalotes is located in Brewster County<1>.

Tres Papalotes is 4,430 feet [1,350 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tres Papalotes is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Tres Papalotes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tres Papalotes: 432

Communities near Tres Papalotes ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tres Papalotes.

  • Lajitas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Terlingua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Study Butte - Terlingua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Redford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Casa Piedra ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Casa Piedra is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
  • Castolon ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Castolon is located in Brewster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castolon

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tres Papalotes ...

Looking for more information about Tres Papalotes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tres Papalotes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tres Papalotes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tres Papalotes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.