Durango, Colorado Travel Information

Altamosa, Durango, Cortez, and Southwestern Colorado The chute opens and Joe Alexander, champion bareback rider, holds on to the horse’s riggings with one hand. The horse rears wildly, resenting the man, hooves in all directions, a bucking, pitching, tw... Durango, CO

Durango An old mining town established in 1881, today’s Durango has a population of just 12,000 people. Its downtown center is a vision of charming Victorian architecture, set against the rugged backdrop of t... Durango, CO

Durango Area Campgrounds Durango owes its origin to industry, namely smelting the ore brought down the Las Animas River valley from Ouray. Though tourism is now the main source of revenue in the area, the town still carries a... Durango, CO

Durango: One of America's Best Small Towns Durango may push the envelope for a quick getaway, but this escape is well worth the 333-mile drive. Tucked between the spectacular San Juan Mountains and the Animas River Valley, this scenic town cap... Durango, CO

San Juan Skyway A 236-mile loop drive through the scenic San Juan Mountains and across high plateaus. The San Juan Skyway crosses four high mountain passes, weaves alongside sparkling streams, drops down into the hig... Durango, CO

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Trans - Test Track Loop (Distance: 0.4 mi) Immediately west of Durango lies Durango Mountain Park, known to local fat tire fanatics as the Test Track. The trail network in the Test Track area has never been adequately mapped, and one doubts if...

Durango, CO - Mountain Biking - length:6.4 mi

Animas River (Distance: 0.5 mi) The Animas River is large by southwest Colorado standards (100 feet wide in some places) and there is no dam interrupting its flow from Silverton to Farmington, New Mexico. The narrow gauge Durango & ...

Durango, CO - Fly-Fishing - length:unknown

Chapman Hill Loop (Distance: 0.5 mi) Durango city limits at Chapman Hill Ski Area. A fun downhill with switchbacks. This ride, combined with Horse Gulch, makes up the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race horse.. Because some of the Iron Ho...

Durango, CO - Mountain Biking - length:2.2 mi

Durango-Trimble Soak (Distance: 0.5 mi) Durango is one of several towns in our bike-friendly state that can fairly lay claim to the title “Mountain-Bike Capital of. . . .” The nearby San Juans (formed by volcanoes and perhaps the state's m...

Durango, CO - Road Biking - length:22 mi

Ridge Loop (Distance: 0.5 mi) Above Durango, even above the mesa-top campus of Fort Lewis College, looms Raider Ridge. And all along The Ridge is a sweet technical trail that is perfect if you’re looking for an excellent, quick mo...

Durango, CO - Mountain Biking - length:5.3 mi

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Hillcrest Hillcrest Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6838 yards, par 71 0.8 miles from center of Durango, Colorado

Dalton Ranch Dalton Ranch & Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6934 yards, par 72 7.8 miles from center of Durango, Colorado

Hunter's Run Hunter's Run Golf Course Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 13.1 miles from center of Durango, Colorado

Hermosa 9 The Glacier Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3306 yards, par 35 14.5 miles from center of Durango, Colorado

Glacier 9 The Glacier Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3583 yards, par 36 14.5 miles from center of Durango, Colorado

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