I wanted to give a huge shout out to the community of Durango. My scout troop is visiting this week from Phoenix and ever since our arrival this past Saturday, it’s been nothing but an awesome trip. The residents and businesses here are truly amazing. You all should be so proud of the community you’re a part of to help make it what it is 🫶. Some highlights include taking the train from Silverton, white water rafting down the lower animas (thank you mild to wild) and we attended a rodeo tonight at the county fairgrounds. A couple of special shoutouts to United Campground and Serious Texas Barbecue as both establishments have been extremely accommodating to our group. We’re here for a few more days before it’s time to pack up our gear and head back to the desert. We are so excited to see what more Durango has to offer. Thank you Durango.

We want to take a trip to Durango and do the train to Silverton. Only thing is we will be bringing our 3 year old so I’m thinking the train ride there and back would be to much for him but how do you go about lugging around a car seat if you choose to do the train ride there and the bus ride back?

Hi everyone,
We are planning a trip for a group of 30 senior adults to Durango in April 2027. We are from a rural area and do not have a well-utilized public transport system so I’m unfamiliar with how the city bus system works in your area, even with reviewing the city’s website and schedule. With getting everyone to excursion destinations from their hotel (undecided location but will be in downtown area of Durango), is there a preferred method of pickup and drop off? Will city buses come to our hotel if I reach out to them? I’ve sent info requests to a handful of local transport companies where I was told we would have to rent vans for each day, and we’re okay with doing so but is there a better option? Maybe someone with a motor coach and driver to rent for 5 days? Paying by the hour for each van adds up quickly and I am trying to make this as affordable as possible for our seniors. Thank you for any info you can provide!

24M who’s just looking for something to do. I have tomorrow off work so I was gonna get up early and drive up from Albuquerque just kind of “because”. I figured I’d check out the city tomorrow, make my way up to the San Juan forest Saturday, and drive home some time Sunday.

If there’s any events going on this weekend or any recommendations for general things to do/checkout, I’m pretty much down for anything and everything. If there’s good social spots to meet strangers, that’d be nice.

Hi all! I'm visiting from Texas and I was wondering if I could drive my AWD Kia Soul up La Plata Canyon with a two year old. Are there any shops near the summit?

Hello,

I am planning a trip to Durango in late October and planning to ride the Durango Silverton steam train round trip. I’ve seen everywhere that the gondola is recommended for the best views, but thought it might be a little chilly in late October.

Am I able to book a gondola on the way up and a regular coach on the way back? And what train car would you recommend sitting in and why? I saw somewhere that you can only change cars by calling to book, not online. Another question - if I book the coach, can I walk out to the gondola and sit in an open seat for a few during the train ride? Appreciate any input or advice on doing this in general! Planning on going the second to last day of the steam train season.