LOCATION

Durango Valley View is located in the Animas Valley just 8 miles north of Durango, Colorado and 18 miles from Purgatory Resort. We are conveniently located in the middle of everywhere you want to go. The neighborhood is semi-rural and quiet on a paved two-lane county road. It’s a perfect spot to settle in and relax either before your adventures or after.

Travel Distances / Times
(approximate driving time):

Downtown Durango: 9.5 miles / 14 minutes
The Durango Train:  10 miles / 15 minutes
Purgatory Resort: 18 miles / 24 minutes
Mesa Verde National Park: 45 miles / 52 minutes
Durango Hot Springs Resort: 0.6 mile / 2 minutes
Durango - La Plata County Airport: 23 miles / 37 minutes
Fort Lewis College: 11 miles / 20 minutes
Silverton, CO: 39 miles / 57 minutes
Nearest grocery store: 1 mile / 4 minutes
Nearest gasoline: 1.1 miles / 3 minutes
Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers: 3.2 miles / 7 minutes
Waterfall Spa: 2.8 miles / 6 minutes

National Forest access nearby:

Hermosa Creek Trail: 5.6 miles / 19 minutes
Missionary Ridge Road(s): 2.9 miles / 7 minutes

Local Trail Systems

Telegraph Trail System: 11 miles / 18 minutes
Animas Mountain: 7.7 miles / 11 minutes
Twin Buttes: 11.5 miles / 17 minutes
Overend Park: 9.5 miles / 14 minutes
Colorado Trail (Molas TH): 33.6 miles / 47 minutes
Colorado Trail (Durango TH): 12 miles / 18 minutes
Hermosa Creek TH (Purgatory area): 26 miles / 45 minutes
Aqueduct Trail Network: 41 miles / 55 minutes
Chicken Creek Trail System: 42 miles / 57 minutes
Phil’s World: 50 miles / 54 minutes
Alien Run: 41.7 miles / 54 minutes
Canyon of the Ancients (Sand Canyon): 69 miles / 80 minutes

Lakes & River Access

Oxbow Park (Animas River): 6.4 miles / 9 minutes
Santa Rita Park (whitewater course): 10.6 miles / 16 minutes
Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 13.3 miles / 21 minutes
Vallecito Reservoir: 30.5 miles / 43 minutes
Lemon Reservoir: 24.5 miles / 38 minutes
Haviland Lake: 11.2 miles / 15 minutes
Navajo Lake: 59 miles / 70 minutes