Tourism / Recreation

Local News

White and Marbury return

Council incumbents handily win re-election

April 7, 2015

Local News

Polls closed, public awaits election results

make their push for two City Council seats and a tax measure

April 7, 2015

Local News

Sales tax will help fund parks and rec maintenance

Stein The question passed with 69 percent majority: 2,725 “yes” votes to 1,197 “no” votes. The tax initially was passed…

April 6, 2015

Local News

A failure to launch

recent agreement lays out plan to concentrate recreation on east side of Lake Nighthorse and allow access to shoreline

April 3, 2015

A Take on Tourism

When it comes to tourism, always keep Momma happy

Kunkel The number of people booking vacations direct (or using online booking engines like Expedia or Travelocity) continues to increase.…

March 31, 2015

Local News

Sand Canyon your destination? Don’t park here

Leaving car on road to bring $100 fine

March 2, 2015

Nation & World

Vision set for Big Thompson recreation

City, county splitting costs

February 21, 2015

Local News

Lake Nighthorse construction likely this summer

A wind-whipped wave washes ashore at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Southern…

February 9, 2015

A Take on Tourism

Tourism: Whose job is it anyway?

When it comes to attracting tourists, envision a stack of umbrellas, one under the other. The largest umbrella at the…

January 6, 2015

Local News

Durango buys 113 acres of open space

Durango closes on 113 acres in Horse Gulch

December 24, 2014

Good Earth

Forest plan would re-route motorized users

Rico-West Dolores proposal would close trails, open others

December 21, 2014

Local News

City takes comment on trail closures

Some local trails may be closed, and others may be realigned, but thatâ€™s open to debate. Many of those being…

December 16, 2014

Local News

DATO seeking board member

Various Durangoans attend the Grand Opening Celebration at the Durango Welcome Center. The Durango Area Tourism Office is seeking a…

December 3, 2014

Local News

Park in line for new playground

students inspire accessible equipment

December 2, 2014

Local News

Expanded website unveiled for Durango tourism

Access for businesses will be via a password, but content will be subject to review. Thereâ€™s no new name. The…

November 10, 2014

A Take on Tourism

Marketing tourism is not a frill, it’s a fuel

Last year, 64.6 million travelers stuffed $17.3 billion into Colorado Tourism coffers. Both numbers set new state records, and 2014…

November 4, 2014

Local News

Holdings in Horse Gulch expanding

of Durango seeking grant from Great Outdoors Colorado

November 3, 2014

Local News

Durango tourism tax too low?

Council takes a shine to raising lodgers levy

October 27, 2014

Local News

Horse Gulch to be closed next week

A late September rainstorm sent a torrent of water down Horse Gulch and took a bite out of the road…

October 15, 2014

Business

She’ll keep Mancos a-growin’

Chamber of Commerce hire hopes artistic scene flourishes

October 14, 2014

Local News

Now, in living color

starting their annual high-country show

September 23, 2014

Local News

Workouts get a little safer at Durango recreation center

Dalton Millonzi of Durango tries a new weight machine installed last week at the Durango Community Recreation Center. New weight…

September 15, 2014

Local News

Rec board funds bike-park designs

The board appropriated $30,000 for the plan from its $100,000 budget, which will go directly to Alpine Bike Parks. The…

September 10, 2014

Local News

Brand-spankin’ new parking lot, trailhead open at Horse Gulch

Where’s the toilet?

September 8, 2014