Activities: Spring and Summer are a delight, you can take a ride through the Animas valley on a glider plane, go trout fishing on one of the many lakes and streams, get wet and wild on a raft trip through the Smelter Rapids on the Animas River, venture 30 minutes west of town and explore the Ancient Cliff Dwelling Indian Ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, rent a mountain bike at Pedal the Peaks and choose from hundreds of trails, spend the day hiking the Rockies or catch the D&SNG Railroad!
Fall is the perfect time to visit the Four Corners to watch the colors change, winter for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowmobiling, and summer has the rest! If you've never been you are missing out!
The place to play: Durango is ultimately the place to play! In the winter you can enjoy a scenic ride on an old steam engine narrow gauge train (used in the filming of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), hit the slopes at Durango Mountain Resort (purgatory), try night skiing at Hesprus ski area, take in the beauty from a different perspective...from a dog sled or snowmobile or simply step out the back door and sled on mountainside that the home is built on.
Ski:
30 Minutes to Durango Mountain Resort / Purgatory
5 Minutes to Hesperus Ski Area (Small / Night Skiing)
10 Minutes to Chapman Ski Hill (Small)
1 Hour to Wolf Creek Ski Area
2 Hours to Telluride Ski Area
Golf:
Bike Trails:
8 Minutes to Animas River (Rafting, Kayaking...),
8 Minutes to Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Rail Road,
10 Minutes to Hilcrest Golf Course,
10 Minutes to Movie Theatre,
15 Minutes to Dalton Ranch Golf Course,
15 Minutes to Trimble Hot Springs,
20 Minutes to Mesa Verde,
25 Minutes to Tammaron Golf Course,
30 Minutes to Durango Mountain Resort Ski Area (Purgatory),
30 Minutes to Best Fly Fishing in the Country! (New Mexico),
1 Hour to Four Corners (where 4 states come together),
1 Hour to Silverton, CO,
1 Hour to Pagosa Springs, CO,
1.25 Hours to Wolf Creek Ski Area.
Other Activities:
Rafting, Kayaking, Exploring, 4 Wheeling, Fly Fishing
