Thinking about traveling or visiting Colorado? There’s no better destination than Durango, Colorado!
Tucked away in the breathtaking San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado, Durango is home to world-class attractions, award-winning restaurants, free-flowing rivers and endless ways to refresh, reinvigorate or just plain relax. Read on to find out about why Durango is a great spot for travellers looking for arts, history, culture, great food, outdoors, skiing and more!
Durango has many claims to fame from mountain bike Mecca to best water town; best scenic train ride to most friendly vacation and family ski town; superb restaurants to most outdoor adventures! It’s the kind of town you daydream about-spend a few days here and you’ll find that this is a real town.
Visit and discover all that Durango, Colorado has to offer
Go back in time on the Railroad to Silverton. Retrace the steps of claim-seeking miners and board the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as it winds through the remote and scenic mountain wilderness to the historic town of Silverton. Originally constructed to haul silver and gold from mining camps, the railway has been in operation since 1881. In the winter, the train reveals a snow-filled wonderland as it takes a shorter trip to Cascade Canyon. During the year, enjoy theme rides like Thomas the TankTM, Polar ExpressTM and PeanutsTM The Great Pumpkin Patch Express. D&SNGRR transports adventuring guests to Soaring Tree Top Adventures®. The historic steam train is a must on your list of things to do!
For those who are culinary travellers. . . .Durango has made its mark on the culinary map boasting more restaurants per capita than San Francisco. The quality of independent restaurants, unique and fresh ingredients, and breadth of menu selections challenges the sophisticated culinary offerings of any metropolitan hub.
Arts & Culture in Durango. Durango supports a vital and diverse arts community. The visual and performing arts are represented by a myriad of artists and performers, community groups, patrons and supporters. Our galleries feature a depth of artistic offerings from Native American, contemporary western, glass works, fine art photography, to sculpture and jewelry. Durango is home to a national treasure for Indian studies-The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Must see venues include: Main Avenue Juried Arts Festival, Diamond Circle Melodrama, Community Concert Hall and Music in the Mountains.
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort (DMR) is a fun-family destination for skiers and snowboarders. Ski Magazine selected Purgatory as one of the 7 Great Mountains to Ski with Your Kids in the November 2007 issue. DMR also serves as a natural summer playground offering spectacular views and activities including the alpine slide, miniature golf, bungee trampoline, climbing wall and scenic chairlift rides with access to mountain biking and hiking trails.
Looking for outdoor adventure? The Animas River provides gold medal waters for fishing, kayaking and rafting. For hikers, bikers and horseback riders, the area offers an awesome trail system. A hundred years ago, cattle barons and miners built trails all over this landscape in search of gold or grassy meadows. Today Trails 2000 has transformed this historic trail network into hundreds of miles of recreational trails. Whether they are being traveled in search of gold medals or grassy meadows, they are some of the best trails anywhere.
Visit www.durango.org for more information or to play your visit or winter getaway to Colorado today!