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( 325-949-4757;
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
; campsites $10-22)
San Angelo State Park has beautifully loc-
ated backpacker's tent sites; the sites with hookups have some shade.
Inn of the Conchos
( 325-658-2811, 800-621-6041;
www.inn-of-the-conchos.com
; 2021 N Bryant Blvd; r $50-100; )
On
the northwest edge of downtown US 87, this is an older, modest 125-room motel that is
valiantly hanging on in the face of the chains. Free hot breakfast buffet plus microwaves
and fridges in the rooms are its ammo.
MOTEL
$
Inn at the Art Center
( 325-658-3333;
www.innattheartcenter.com
;
2503 Martin Luther King; r $85-135; )
Funky is an un-
derstatement for this three-room B&B at the back of the bohemian Chicken Farm Art
Center. Rooms are as artful as you'd expect at a 1970s chicken farm turned artists' co-op.
B&B
$$
Sealy Flats Blues Inn
( 325-653-0437;
www.sealyflats.com
;
204 S Oakes St; r $120-200; )
Part of the excellent down-
town blues club and diner, this inn is housed in a much-restored historic hotel. The three
suites have names like T-Bone Walker, and blues memorabilia is everywhere. It's very
comfortable and guests enjoy a private terrace for live music at the club on weekends.
INN
$$
Eating & Drinking
San Angelo has several excellent pubs right downtown.
Concho Valley Farmers Market
( 325-658-6901; El Paseo de Santa Angela; 7am-1pm Tue-Sat late May-Oct)
Choose from top west-
Texas produce until it's all gone. The market is held near the fort.
MARKET
$
Charcoal House
( 325-657-2931; 1205 N Chadbourne St; mains from $4; 7am-9pm)
The name raises great hopes for
the burgers, and they deliver. Options abound at this traditional drive-in with in-car (or
truck) service. Details such as the thick bacon win raves, as do the breakfasts.
BURGERS
$
Packsaddle Bar-B-Que
( 325-949-0616; 6007 Knickerbocker Rd; mains $6-8; 11am-8pm Wed-Mon)
Don't let the downmar-
ket location in a strip mall six miles southwest of the center put you off - the brisket here
BARBECUE
$
