Durango, Colorado
About Durango
Set in the southwestern part of Colorado, Durango is a close-knit town with an estimated population of 19,811.
Officially, Durango is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 17.68 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,121 residents per square mile.
📰 Durango News Today
- Bagging Passes in the Colorado Rockies—Riding Denver to Durango ridermagazine.com · Aug 17
- Former Durango teacher sentenced for production of child pornography 9News · Aug 18
- What makes a park organic? Rocky Mountain PBS · Aug 16
- Wyatt Hayes Obituary (1989 - 2026) - Durango, CO Durango Herald · Aug 6
- Rider Justice Signs Three-Year Deal with Four Corners Motorcycle Rally The Globe and Mail · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Durango Unique
- Positioned in southwestern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,811.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Durango
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Durango
- 636 Main — fusion
- 81301 Coffee House and Roasters — coffee shop (café)
- Bar D Chuckwagon — western
- Denny's — american
- Durango Coffee Company — cake (café)
- Durango Diner
- Durango Joes Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Himalayan Kitchen — indian
- Kennebec Cafe
- Magpies Newsstand & Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Animas Museum · Museum
- Diane West Jewelry & Art · Art gallery
- Rail Museum · Museum
- The Powerhouse Science Centre · Museum
- Art · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Durango
- Buckley Park reviews ★
- Fassbinder Park reviews ★
- Roosa Park reviews ★
- Rotary Park reviews ★
- Schneider Park reviews ★
- Animas River Trail reviews ★
- BLM - Animas City Mountain · Nature reserve reviews ★
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bodo SWA · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chapman Hill Municipal Ski Area reviews ★
- Claire Viles Park reviews ★
- Dalla Mountain Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Durango
- Animas High School
- Animas Valley Elementary School
- Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango
- Durango Big Picture High School
- Durango High School
- Escalante Middle School
- Florida Mesa Elementary School
- Miller Middle School
- Mountain Middle School
- Needham Elementary School
- Park Elementary School
- Riverview Elementary School
- Sunnyside Elementary School
- The Juniper School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Mercy Regional Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.