It's a nice look out resting area! Beautiful scenery as well as clean air conditioned rest room! It's just awesome! read more

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The security guard, Randy Martinez, was very nice and gave me a shortcut for getting from here to San Antonio

On our way to Texas it was getting dark and we really needed a place to stay. This place is a gem and facilities are constantly maintained. Hand soap, and TP stocked. The parking lot is RV friendly and it's an easy circle pull around so if you missed that perfect Gucci parking just go around and grab that perfect spot! It's well lite up at night and good connectivity. The rest area also has a Pet friendly relief area that offers seating and shade. I would recommend this spot for comfort and amazing scenic view. 5/5 read more

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This rest area is at the Scenic Overlook Circle, just west of Las Cruces between mile markers 134 & 135. You can only access it from the eastbound direction on Interstate 10. I'm not sure what makes it an "Award Winning Rest Area", but the sign says it was in 1992. Maybe it was awesome back 30+ years ago! I didn't see anything that made this rest area stand out much other than for the Recycled Roadrunner & the scenic overlook. This is a rest stop with restrooms and picnic shelters with grills. You can also take a little walk on the dirt paths. There's also an area for pets to take a potty break! There's lot of parking available for cars and semis. It's open to the public 24/7. It's definitely worth a stop here to see the gigantic Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture as well as take in the amazing vista and surrounding mountain range. You can see Las Cruces and the Organ Mountains from here. How many different items can you spot that are used to create the roadrunner? 11-20-2022 https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=TpTChBYHXTJgdXdGoXiZJQ https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=NvRdaTSfi5Af36TZyD9qRQ https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=COmWU--hOzGjQ1H177PwMQ https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=cLdHif61Jexbl_piLX6H3A https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=9ZDRvql2UYnWFtNOZnKdZg https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=HCalNH8dmatiEh_OmCSE1g https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/scenic-overlook-rest-area-las-cruces?select=M8uJmO5poEy8T5GGJhEkpQ read more

I was pleased and surprised to find a rest area that actually permits overnight parking. A couple of campers were here and looking like maybe they had been here for a day or so. I parked, used the restroom, enjoyed the fabulous view of Las Cruces, and then realized that I was hungry. Dang it. Great view, easy access from the west, and because it's at the top of the hill, easy acceleration to get back onto the highway. [Review 17476 overall - 86 in New Mexico - 994 of 2022.] read more

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Okay, this is unique. How do you get close to a roadrunner? Unique up on it. Unless the roadrunner is made of rubber. That is, rubber shoes, rubber tires, rubber balls, and a few computer keyboards thrown in. Then just walk up to it. The Hunny and I saw this bird along the freeway west of Las Cruces, and wanted to stop to see it. It's only when we got close that we saw how unique it was. Whether it's pure Las Cruces or a piece of pop art, it got our attention. The roadrunner is part of a rest area on East I-10. Complete with restrooms, picnic areas, RV parking, and views of the city and the Organ Mountains. All shade is manmade, few trees in this area. A good place to rest up before the long trek across West Texas. (No coyotes were harmed in the writing of this review. Beep beep.) read more

Scenic Overlook Rest Area - And this is how they did it. - Rest Stops Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

This is a really cool rest stop along eastbound I-10 a few miles west of Las Cruces. There are covered picnic areas, scenic views, and a 20 foot tall roadrunner sculpture made from materials salvaged from thrift stores. The 1600 pound sculpture was originally positioned at a nearby landfill in 1993 to call attention to waste and moved to its current location in 2001. The roadrunner is New Mexico's state bird. read more

Scenic Overlook Rest Area - Roadrunner made from upcycled waste materials - Rest Stops Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

Don't pass this up! A rest area with a circle drive and this fabulous recycled roadrunner. The feathers are old flattened tennis shoes! Really a fun stop and great leg stretcher. Easy on and off, and incredible panoramic view of the Las Cuces basin. read more

Scenic Overlook Rest Area - Fabulous view plus this amazing roadrunner! - Rest Stops Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

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I love this kind of thing! So cool they put this recycled road runner at a restaurant stop. You can walk right down to it and can see that it truly is recycled materials such as shoes for chest and piece of tire for legs and talons! read more

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the state of new mexico is peppered with solid rest stops, most of which are at historic sites. however, this one is- dare i say- a cut above the rest. i was sleeping out of my car on a road trip adventure and this was the destination i decided to bed down at on night two, and i couldn't have made a better choice! the full scoop: it was populous but safe (everyone kept to themselves but also kept a respectable distance), restrooms (of which were were plenty) were super clean and well-stocked on both soap AND toilet paper, water fountains were delectably fresh, AND the view over las cruces was STUNNING. additionally, for the trans folks in the crowd: i felt fairly comfortable and unhassled. i'm like. whiteboy-adjacent so that may have helped but i did want to throw that in there, because there were a few new mexico rest stops where i felt like hitting the bathrooms earned some side-eyes. anyway, let's all gas up the nmdot for this one, folks! read more

Scenic Overlook Rest Area - the view in question! - Rest Stops Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

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Las Cruces, New Mexico. Home to the iconic Roadrunner Statue made out of recycled metallics. This is just a standard rest stop heading East I-10 near Las Cruces city limits. Has plenty paved parking, restrooms, and trash cans for a breather, take pictures, stretch, relieve oneself, walk around and all that. The overlook sits on top of a hill (hence overlook) and you can get a vantage point of the surrounding topography. Access/Roads: Paved. Parking: Plenty for cars, rigs, etc. Distance: Las Cruces (Downtown) is 10 miles east. El Paso, Texas is appx 60 miles south. Phoenix (Metro), Arizona is appx 400 miles west. Albuquerque, NM is appx 225 miles north. Los Angeles, California is appx 750 miles west. The overlook and roadrunner is only accessible heading Eastbound on the I-10. You will lose appx 10-15 minutes if you pass it. Costs: Free Nearby Attractions: Silver City and White Sands Missle Base is nearby. Large Array of Satellites is less than two hours north (think of the movie contact). If traveling eastbound from Arizona - Tombstone, and Bisbee are a short detour and worth the trip. Also near the AZ-NM border is Chiricahua, Indian Bedrock (Formation) & the location for Fort Bowie w/ Cemetary, and a bunch of ghosttowns, stagecoach locations and the sorts. Further into Eastern New Mexico are Roswell & UFOs, Alamogordo et al & Space Travel/History, and Lincoln County & the infamous Billy the Kid outlaw shaninigans. Travel safely my friends. @cigarcpa read more

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Peaceful place to relax and stretch your legs after a long drive. Clean peaceful rest area. read more

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very easy to find and get in and it had a RV parking which was very nice. The RV parking was in the circle which was nice so if you see the spot you want and miss it you just go around and come back and get it read more

Nice and quiet. Perfect place to rest up. Not too many spots for truck and trailer. Seems to fill up fast. Beautiful views, nice and clean. Kids loved the roadrunner read more

Scenic Overlook Rest Area - Roadrunner - Rest Stops Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

This is the rest stop on eastbound Hwy 10 that is on top of the hill with one of the best views of the Organ Mountains. You not only enjoy your meal, but there's a sheltered picnic table. The iconic roadrunner statue is the reference point for the the rest stop. Plenty of space for truck stops. Worth checking out. Bringing pair of binoculars would help. read more

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Drove out to Texas from California, and back, and stopped here both times for my midway layover. Clean area, bathroom was very clean and there's security on the premises, which adds a little peace of mind if you're deciding to rest overnight like I was. The only downfall is it still IS a rest stop, so people will be coming and going at all times of the night, including truckers. So you can't really expect peace and quiet. I couldn't believe people were actually complaining about that. Great scenery and views of the sunrise/sunset over the mountains. And there's a cool sculpture of a roadrunner that can be turned into a woodpecker if you take a pic and turn it sideways...lol. In any case, I've travelled a LOT by car, including five cross country trips, and this was probably the best rest stop I've been to. read more

How can you claim to be an "Award Winning Rest Stop", but not offer baby/toddler changing stations in either your Mens or WOMENS rest rooms??? Huge inconvenience, if you're traveling with little ones who need a diaper change. Highly disappointing and discriminatory. read more