A New Location for Year 15
Texas Raptor Run marked its 15th year in 2026, and with the milestone came a significant change of venue. The event moved to Cibolo Creek Ranch, located just south of Marfa, Texas. Cooler temperatures, dramatic hill and mountain scenery, and far more terrain variety than previous locations made for one of the most well-received versions of the event in recent memory. The consensus from attendees was clear: the move was the right call.
Cibolo Creek Ranch
The ranch is a capable host for an event of this scale. Resort-style accommodations with strong amenities and sweeping views of the surrounding mountains were available to book on-site. For those who preferred to stay in town, Marfa is close enough to make the daily drive workable, and it offers its own reasons to stick around after dark.
The property also comes with some unexpected company. Horses, alpacas, and donkeys roam the grounds and had no hesitation introducing themselves to attendees throughout the weekend. It is a detail that adds to the character of a venue that already had plenty of it.
The Courses
The terrain at Cibolo Creek Ranch gave the event room to grow over the course of the weekend. Four distinct course options opened up across three days, each offering different demands for the trucks and drivers who showed up ready to run.
The Short Course
The first course available on opening day covered roughly two miles of flat terrain. Smooth corners and long straights gave drivers a clean opportunity to test suspension response and build speed without the added variable of elevation change. It was a composed, capable warm-up that could be turned around quickly, making it a natural choice for early laps and back-to-back runs.
The two-mile short course ran flat with smooth corners and long straights, ideal for testing suspension and top speed.
The 20-Mile Loop
The headline course of the event was a 20-mile loop that delivered a full range of terrain in a single run. High-speed sections gave way to hill climbs that carried drivers up into the mountains, and the whole loop could be completed in just over an hour at a solid pace. As the weekend progressed and the trail saw more traffic, it grew progressively more technical, raising the bar for both driver and build alike.
For trucks running purpose-built aftermarket front bumpers, the loop was a genuine measure of real-world clearance and fitment over uneven, changing ground. That is the kind of terrain that separates a bumper that looks the part from one that is actually built for it.
The 20-mile loop combined high-speed desert sections with technical mountain climbs, growing more demanding as the weekend wore on.
Hill climbs on the 20-mile course offered elevated views of the surrounding Marfa landscape.
The Airstrip
At the close of day two, a group made their way across the street to a nearby airstrip. A course through loose silt led up to the runway before opening onto nearly two miles of straight pavement. What followed was exactly what you would expect: Raptors staged side by side, running drag races and chasing personal top speeds down one of the longest flat stretches any of them had seen.
The airstrip also served as the setting for some of the best rolling photography of the weekend. With room to run and natural light working in their favor, the shots captured there made for compelling documentation of what these builds look like at speed.
The airstrip drew a crowd at the end of Day 2, with trucks lining up for drag runs down nearly two miles of paved runway. Here a Raptor R takes off with a paint-matched Phantom Series Front Bumper.
The long, open runway created ideal conditions for high-speed rolling photography. Photographed here is a first gen Raptor with our ADD PRO Front Bumper
Day Three: Two More Options
On day three, event organizer Trey added two more course options to the weekend, giving attendees fresh terrain on what would have otherwise been a wind-down day.
The first was a longer trail that climbed a different section of mountain than the 20-mile loop. Slower in pace and more deliberate in character, it offered the most scenic views of any course at the event. The kind of terrain where you find yourself slowing down not because you have to, but because the surroundings are worth it.
The second stayed at the base of the mountain and ran as a high-speed short course with one standout feature: a jump. The landing was clean and predictable, which meant drivers had the confidence to commit. Every run through that section put all four tires in the air, and for anyone looking to capture a build at its most dramatic, this was the place to be. Trucks running aggressive front bumpers made for particularly compelling subjects at full extension.
The Day 3 mountain trail was the most scenic course of the event, offering elevated views across the Cibolo Creek Ranch property.
The Day 3 jump course delivered a clean landing and plenty of air, making it the best photo opportunity of the weekend. Our ADD Raptor is seen here soaring through the air with our ADD Edge Front Bumper.
Marfa, Texas
Beyond the ranch, Marfa proved to be a destination worth the drive on its own. The team visited during Agave Festival Marfa, which brought more people to town than expected and kept the energy up well into the evenings. By the time the day's runs were done and attendees made it back into town, Marfa had plenty going on.
The food stood out in particular. Every spot the team visited delivered on quality and flavor, which is not always a given in a small West Texas town. Marfa's character, an unusual mix of artistic culture and high desert grit, made it a fitting base camp for an event centered on one of the most distinct production trucks on the market. The town offered more than anyone expected going in.
Marfa was lively during Agave Festival week, with standout food and a nightlife scene that kept things going after the day's runs wrapped up.
Final Thoughts
Texas Raptor Run 2026 was a strong milestone for an event that has continued to improve year over year. The move to Cibolo Creek Ranch delivered on every front: better terrain, more course variety, cooler weather, and a location that gave the event room to grow in all directions over the course of the weekend. Add Marfa into the equation and there was no shortage of reasons to stay engaged from arrival to departure.
For Raptor owners and enthusiasts who have not made the trip, it belongs on the list. The courses were varied enough to satisfy any driving style, and the community that shows up to TRR continues to bring some of the most well-built trucks in the country. We will be back.
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