Activities
Locals like to say they live in Durango for its “superb quality of life” – it’s the kind of town you daydream about. The following are links to the Durango area’s opportunities for fun and adventure.
Main Attractions
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad www.durangotrain.com
“Puffing in and out of town each day, the historic steam-powered locomotives breathe life into the sepia-toned image of what town was like in the late 1880s. “A GREAT RIDE”
Mesa Verde www.nps.gov/meve
“Offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home from A.D. 600 to 1300, a World Heritage Site visited by people the world over.
Chimney Rock National Monument www.chimneyrockco.org
“A place of mystery, a sacred place, a celestial observatory and seasonal calendar for the ancestral Puebloans over 1000 years ago.”
Sports and Leisure
Whether it be skiing, biking, hiking, river rafting, boating, golfing, fishing, horseback riding, zipline or just taking a relaxing soak at the Hot Springs… Durango has it all!
Durango Mountain Resort www.durangomountainresort.com
Durango Nature Studies www.durangonaturestudies.org Take full moon hikes with naturalists – “the lunar glow offers one an opportunity to see nature in a different light – they give us a chance to slow down and notice the cooling, quieting world around us.” Nature studies and environmental programs are offered for adults and children.
Hillcrest Golf Club www.golfhillcrest.com Fun and Scenic
Trimble Spa and Natural Hot Springs www.trimblehotsprings.com
Durango Recreation Center www.durangogov.org/reccenter Walk-Ins welcome
Chapman Hill and Ice Rink www.durangogov.org/chapman
Full Blast Adventure Center www.ziplinedurangoco.com Reservations required.
Soaring Tree Top Adventures www.soaringcanopytours.com Ride the train to soaring tree top adventures. Sunday is two for one days.
Events
Festival Events
Snowdown Follies February – www.snowdown.org
Durango Independent Film Festival Feb/March – www.durangofilm.org
Cowboy Poetry Gathering Oct – www.durangocowboygathering.org
The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown April – www.durangomeltdown.com
“Celebrates the promotion and preservation of bluegrass music – the American art form.”
Fiesta Days July – www.durangofiestadays.com
Celebrating our community’s rural southwestern lifestyle.
La Plata County Fair August – www.co.laplata.co.us/departments
Durango Heritage Celebration October – www.durangoheritage.com
Celebrating Durango’s Victorian and Old West beginnings, Victorian Ball and more.
Cultural Venues
Durango Arts Center – www.durangoarts.org
Experience Durango through the visual and performing arts.
Durango Community Concert Hal – www.durangoconcerts.com
Henry Strater Theatre – www.henrystratertheatre.com
Presenting local and national live bands, Melodrama, Vaudeville and touring productions of well known and loved theatrical productions.
Abbey Theatre – www.abbeytheatre.com
Best live music. It’s about rock and roll, the blues, jazz and hip hop.
Music in the Mountains – www.musicinthemountains.org
The annual summer Classical Music Festival and Conservatory celebrating 20 years of bringing noted professionals to our mountain town.
Animas Museum – www.animasmuseum.org