Denver to El Paso road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
The best road trip stops on the Denver to El Paso drive are Pueblo CO, Las Vegas NM and White Sands National Park. The distance from Denver to El Paso by car is 637 miles, with a 9h38m driving time.
Planning a Denver to El Paso road trip itinerary
The Denver to El Paso drive takes you from the capital of Colorado to the Mexican border in west Texas.
Top Denver experiences include Rocky Mountain National Park day tours, downtown Denver food tours and chilling guided ghost walks around the Cheeseman Park cemetery.
Also worth considering are whiskey and history tours, guided mountain hikes and craft beer tours.
Memorable Denver accommodation options include the charming Queen Anne Bed and Breakfast and the strikingly stylish Ramble.
El Paso has plenty of stories behind it, some of which are covered on the Ghosts, Haunted Cowboys and Outlaws tour. You can also explore the surrounding landscape on a UTV adventure tour, or going biking, hiking and rock-climbing in Franklin Mountains State Park.
As for other El Paso attractions, the National Border Patrol Museum looks at the work of those who monitor the US’ borders, with a little bit too much emphasis on weaponry. The El Paso Museum of Archaeology, meanwhile, looks at the prehistory of the South West.
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Denver to El Paso distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Denver to El Paso is 637 miles. Expect a driving time of around nine hous and 38 minutes. The quickest route is via the I-25, US-84 and US-54.
The best stops to add to a Denver to El Paso road trip itinerary are Pueblo CO, Las Vegas NM and White Sands National Park.
Denver to El Paso road trip attractions: Pueblo CO
Pueblo CO is on the Front Range of the Rockies, but it’s not all about the mountains. From a cultural perspective, El Pueblo History Museum looks at the various ethnic groups in the region inside a recreated adobe trading post. The Rosemount Museum, meanwhile, is a 37-room mansion with the late 1800s furnishings retained.
The Arkansas River is the heart of Pueblo, however. The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk brings bars, restaurants, parks and boat cruises together.
Well-reviewed Pueblo accommodation options include the historic, character-packed Orman Mansion and the good value Wingate.
Best stops between Denver and El Paso: Las Vegas NM
Las Vegas NM doesn’t have nearly as much neon as its Nevada namesake. But it has a couple of thing worth looking at. The Dwan Light Sanctuary uses carefully-placed prisms to create a light show with sunlight. The City of Las Vegas Museum looks at the heritage of the self-styled wildest town in the West. And the Storrie Lake State Park is a great bet for fishing, birdwatching and windsurfing.
Denver to El Paso drive: White Sands National Park
You go to White Sands National Park in New Mexico to be thoroughly dazzled. Part of the Chihuahuan Desert, this national park shows off the world’s largest gypsum dunefield. Waves and waves of startlingly white sand stretch across the horizon, creating an almost wintery landscape when the sun’s rays hit the sand.
The park is to the southwest of Alamogordo NM.
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