Durango Colorado Tourism
Tourism remains the major industry of southwestern Colorado.
The Durango area is a safe, secure and wonderful place to travel;
offering Western, archeological, historic and Native American
vacation experiences.
Activities include skiing, snowboarding, rafting, kayaking, mountain
biking, hiking, camping, horseback rides, hunting, fishing, backcountry
and mining tours, golfing, rock climbing, live concerts, gaming,
art gallery walks and much more.
The major tourist attractions include Mesa
Verde National Park, the Durango
& Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango
Mountain Resort (formerly Purgatory Ski Resort) and the San
Juan National Forest.
Many tourists arrive in Durango by way of air transportation through
the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
Today, the city is known for tourism and world class skiing.
Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists ride back into history
on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, visit dramatic
Mesa Verde National Park, run the rapids on the Animas River,
ski the slopes of Durango Mountain Resort, or find hundreds of
other activities in Durango.
Durango is served by three airlines, United Express from Denver,
America West from Phoenix, and Rio Grande Air from Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Durango has a four season climate featuring mild temperate summers
and cool snowy winters. In July, the warmest month, daily highs
climb to 85 degrees with evening lows of 50 degrees.
In January, the coldest month, daily highs average 39.5 degrees
with evening lows of 10.5 degrees The city receives 68 inches
of snowfall beginning in October and continuing through May with
16 plus inches falling in December and January.
Durango receives an average of 19.2 inches of rainfall annually.
Summertime temperatures are mild with low humidity. The average
annual humidity is 40%. Fall is short and relatively dry and cool.
According to the local chamber of commerce, the cost of living
in Durango is about 94% of the national average. The State of
Colorado imposes a five percent tax on all income. However, the
first $20,000 of public and private pensions are exempt for those
age 55 and older.
Social Security benefits are only taxed if, because of other
earnings, part of your Social Security is taxable at the federal
level.
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