Durango Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold

DURANGO RESORTS

Wyndham Durango

  • Hot tubs on the roof
  • In downtown Durango
  • North side rooms have a lot of noise from trains
  • Units 240, 340, 440 are corner units on the north side
  • Units 245, 246, 345, 346, 445, 446 are units in the center of the building
  • Units 251, 351, 451 are corner units on the south side

DURANGO RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Brown Dog Pizza (at Mountain Village, Telluride, CO) (2-hour drive)
  • Diamond Belle Saloon (lunch)
  • Gazpacho (Mexican restaurant) (across the street from the resort)
  • Gold Belt Bar & Grill (Ouray, CO) (2-hour drive)
  • Grass Burger (pricey but delicious)
  • Himalayan Kitchen (Indian food) (on Main St)
  • Honeytown (north on US 550 from Durango) (for different flavors of honey)
  • Irish Embassy (Irish Pub downtown Durango)
  • Jean Pierre (fancy breakfast)
  • Michel’s (crepes) (just down the street from the resort)
  • Oscars Café (home style cooking)
  • Serious Texas Bar-B-Q (excellent BBQ)
  • Steamworks Brewing Company

DURANGO BARS

DURANGO ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Antelope Canyon
  • Balcony House (Mesa Verde National Park) (cliff dwellings) (one-hour drive)
  • Box Canyon Falls (Ouray, CO) (2-hour dive)
  • Bridal Falls (Telluride) (2-hour drive)
  • Cliff’s Palace (Mesa Verde National Park) (largest cliff dwellings in North America) (one-hour drive)
  • Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (Antonito, CO) (3-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Creede, CO
  • Day trip to Santa Fe, NM
  • Drive the Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, CO
  • Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (spectacular scenery) (take train up & bus back)
  • Durango town tour (movie history)
  • Durango’s Historic District
  • Guided tour with Mountain Utes
  • Hiking in area
  • Horseback Riding
  • Jeep tour to Silverton (take train back)
  • Lake Powell
  • Many waterfalls in area
  • Mesa Verde National Park (one-hour drive) (a must-see attraction)
  • Ouray (Little Switzerland of America) (2-hour drive)
  • Rafting the Animas River
  • Red Mountain Pass (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, CO) (3-hour drive)
  • Riverwalk
  • San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway (233-mile drive loop) (Million Dollar Highway)
  • Shopping in Silvertown, Ouray, & Telluride (each is quite different)
  • Silverton (one-hour drive)
  • Telluride Gondola Ride (2-hour drive)
  • Telluride Ski Lift (2-hour drive)

DURANGO GROCERY STORES

  • Albertson’s (15-minute walk from resort)

DURANGO OTHER INFO

DURANGO ADDRESSES

Wyndham Durango
401 East Second Avenue
Durango, CO 81301
Phone: 970-385-9815

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

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