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

• Montrose vs. Durango: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 10, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 9
• Durango vs Montrose - Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball 10/10/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 10
• Pipeline explodes, leads to wildfire near Colorado-New Mexico border Durango Herald · Oct 6
• Grand Junction Central vs. Durango: Colorado High School Softball, Oct. 9, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 9
• Bear attacks 17-year-old girl while inside her bedroom in Durango KOAT · Sep 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Durango

🏘️ Nearby Communities