The ruins of historic Pinery Station is on the National Register of Historic Places and is just a short walk from the main Pine Springs Visitor Center on an easy, wheelchair-accessible, paved path. The station was once part of the Butterfield Overland Mail route, which ran biweekly from St. Louis to San Francisco in the mid-1800s. The stagecoach drivers that worked the mail route traveled an astonishing average of 120 miles a day. The Pinery, which sits at 5,534 feet, was both the highest point and most isolated station on the route. The rock structure is the remains of a wall that once encircled the somewhat fortress-like station consisting of a wagon repair shop, a blacksmith shop, and three mud-roofed rooms with limestone walls for drivers and passengers to rest. The Butterfield Mail Coach only used the Pinery 11 months before switching to a new route, but other people from outlaws to soldiers continued to use station for decades after. This is a fascinating part of Texan history with stunning views; its a must-see if in the Pine Springs Area.