Durango, Colorado
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Possible day or overnight excursions from Durango.

Durango is uniquely located in southwestern Colorado, only a very short distance from four corners. This location makes Durango a great "base camp" for day or overnight excursions to some of Americas most amazing national parks in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Distances shown are driving mileages from Durango.

Fantastic Train Adventures

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - A National Historic Landmark
Relive the sights and sounds of yesteryear for a spectacular journey. This historic train has
been in continuous operation for over 123 years, carrying passengers behind vintage
steam locomotives and rolling stock indigenous to the line.

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - 109 Miles
Hidden away in a little-known corner of the southern Rocky Mountains is a precious historic artifact of the
American West that time forgot. Built in 1880 and little changed since, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
and Its equipment, structures and vast landscape exist today as if frozen in the first half of the twentieth century.

Royal Gorge Railroad - 256 Miles
Since 1879 - Colorado's oldest scenic line provides the only rail access through this Grand Canyon.
See the Royal Gorge Bridge hanging over 1,000 feet above the train, the raging Arkansas River,
wildlife and scenery found only on the train.

Grand Canyon Railway - 383 Miles
Of all that may pull you to the Grand Canyon, nothing is more powerful than Grand Canyon Railway's fleet of
vintage locomotives. Out your window, high desert turns to prairie, prairie to pine. It's a view that's ever
changing until you come across a view that changes so dramatically, it could very well change you.

National Monuments, Parks & Scenic Byways

Colorado
San Juan Scenic Skyway - Starts in Durango
Mesa Verde National Park - 46 Miles
Four Corners National Monument - 84 Miles
Colorado National Monument - 180 Miles
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve - 188 Miles
Dinosaur National Monument - 316 Miles

Utah
Arches National Monument / Moab - 174 Miles
Natural Bridges National Monument - 175 Miles
Rainbow Bridge National Monument - 228 Miles
Canyonlands National Monument - 307 Miles

Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park - 244 Miles
Grand Canyon National Park / South Rim - 314 Miles

New Mexico
Aztec Ruins National Monument - 37 Miles
Petroglyph National Monument - 212 Miles