DURANGO IS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST Colorado and offers a world of excitement and accommodations to make your vacation a great success! Durango Colorado is one of the most scenic areas in the Rocky Mountain Region. The areas that surround our community have very diverse terrain, climate and environment. You go one direction and you find high Rocky Mountain Peaks and desert canyons, another direction takes you to mountain streams and pine forest.

1. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been in continuous operation since 1881 and has appeared in more than a dozen movies including How the West was Won (1963) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).

2. Durango's name comes from the basque word "Urango" meaning "Water Town".

3. Durango enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine per year!

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum
Historic Steam Engine Train 888.842.4607 • 970.247.2733 www.durangotrain.com

Durango Mountain Resort Purgatory offers 2,500 acres of varied terrain, 260 inches of snowfall, 11 lifts & 40 miles of groomed trails for a perfect ski and snowboard vacation.
970.247.9000 • 800.982.6102 www.durangomountainresort.com

Historic Downtown Durango
A nationally registered historic district with quaint shops, fabulous art galleries and world class restaurants.

San Juan Skyway
A 236 mile, breathtaking loop of paved, state maintained highways through the San Juan Mtns.

Vallecito Lake Area
Sheltered in a secluded mountain valley 8,000 feet above the sea, Vallecito Lake is one of the largest and most beautiful bodies of water in all of Colorado. Only 23 miles northeast of Durango, it sits in the heart of the unspoiled San Juan National Forest.

Mesa Verde National Park
Voted the "#1 Historic Monument in the World" by readers of Conde Nast Traveler, and chosen by National Geographic Traveler as "One of the 50 places of a Lifetime-the World's Greatest Destinations".

Bar D Chuckwagon Supper
has entertained more than 2,000,000 people since its opening in 1969. Family and people of all ages enjoy this Western dinner show with its unique brand of comedy, songs and stories.

Annual Narrow Gauge RR Days - May 2

Taste of Durango - May 18

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic - May 23-26

Hozhoni Pow Wow - May 28-29

31th Annual fun in the Sun Arts & Crafts Fair - June 6-8

Adventure Xstream Adventure Race Series - June

Day out with Thomas Event - June 13-15

Crossroads Durango Pro Rodeo Series - June 7, 14, 21 & 28

Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon - June 21

2nd Annual Durango Arts & Crafts Festival - June 21

Crossroads Durango Pro Rodeo Series - July 4-5

Red, White & Blues - July 4-5

18th Annual Art on the Animas - July 11-13

Music in the Mountains - July 11-August 3

Fiesta Day's - July 24-27

28th Annual Art at the Park (Buckley) August 1-3

10th Annual Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railfest - August 21-24

7th Annual Durango MTB 100- DMR - August

Main Avenue Arts Festival - August 9-10

DMR Summer Season Closing Day-DMR - September 1

Tour de Fat - September

Purgatory Brewfest - DMR September

Rocky Mountain Horse Expo - September 19-21

Oktober Fest - September 27-28

Durango Cowboy Gathering - October 2-5

Durango Heritage Celebration - October 9-12

Pumpkin Patch Express - October 11-12, 18-19 & 25-26

Tour of Durango - October 10-12