...But kind of wonder why we bothered. A more appealing “ show “ was the visual variation and drama of the sky during sunset. Ranged from open blue to dark black rain clouds snd everything in between.

We arrived at the Observation area right at sunset. It only took about 5 minutes or so for the lights to start appearing on the horizon. There would be singles, triples and at one time up to five lights in the distance. We stayed over...More

First time in Marfa and got to see the lights! I was so thrilled. Arrived around 9:30 and instantly saw a large white orb followed by smaller red and amber lights. Definitely worth the trip!

Went along to look for the lights as I was staying the night in Marfa. To me it was the Irish equivalent to searching for Leprechauns! More myth than reality but enjoyed how seriously some people took the whole thing!

There’s the famous Marfa Lights that appear in the desert that cannot be explained (or know one really wants to😎). There was an observation site with picnic tables, mounted binoculars for both standing and wheelchair levels. Historical markers all around the property with historical events...More

We were in Marfa the Sunday night of memorial weekend. We stopped by the Marfa lights viewing area at about 10.15pm and stayed for a short while. There were lots of people - we didn’t see the lights though, unfortunately! Maybe we didn’t stay long...More

My friends and I went expecting to see more lights than we did. It honestly was so faint and distant for us that we had to ask some locals that we saw hanging out then they pointed out for us... it was still what seemed...More