Tourism / Recreation - The Durango Herald

Smithsonian selects Mancos as a ‘best small town’

Smithsonian Magazine lists Top 20 towns to visit near national parks

DATE: Apr 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Smithsonian selects Mancos as a ‘best small town’

Town included with 20 others near national parks

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Delayed sports complex in Durango faces another setback

Fields may not be ready for May soccer shootout

DATE: Apr 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New mayor in love with Dolores

Longtime local Santiago Lopez will be the new mayor of Dolores beginning in April. He is uncontested in the election. Lopez has served two stints as a board member, once in the late 1990s an...

DATE: Mar 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Durango Dozen: Hook, line and sinker

To attract a fish, you need a lure. But to catch a fish, you need a hook. And suffice it to say the lone fisherman has a much better chance of catching his limit when the lake is teaming wit...

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Forecast calls for rafting on Dolores River

Whitewater a 50-50 proposition

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Long-sought ATV bill in Colorado appears headed for approval

State Senate committee latest to back bill allowing ATVs on roads

DATE: Mar 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s a persona to do?

If you don’t know what kind of traveler you are, don’t worry because plenty of businesses already know that and a whole lot more about you. In fact, you are already labeled, placed in a cate...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Help define Durango’s future

One of the City Council’s goals is to “envision Durango’s sense of place by creating character districts” that embrace the unique characteristics of different areas of town. Ten distinct are...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

La Plata County residents barrage BLM in support of oil and gas study

Master Leasing Plan receives near unanimous favor

DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tourism prospers from Denver to Main Ave.

If you missed last Wednesday’s What’s Up Downtown? column by Tim Walsworth, executive director of the Business Improvement District, please read it (currently posted on The Durango Herald we...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism