Public Relations

Durango area in the media

• Destinations Magazine calls Durango a Creative Haven.
• True West Magazine ranks Colorado Trails Ranch, Wilderness Trails Ranch and Wit’s End among Top 10 Colorado Dude Ranches.
• Golf Digest ranks The Cliffs at Tamarron among the Top 50 Resort Courses in the Country.
• The Golfer Magazine ranked The Cliffs at Tamarron among the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World.
• Avid Golfer ranked The Cliffs at Tamarron among the Top 10 Plays of the Season
• Mountain Bike Magazine ranks Durango under Best Fans, Best Promoter, Ed Zink, and Coolest Dirt Destination.
• Hooked on the Outdoors places The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Animas River Days as “Can’t Miss Events”.
• Des Moines Sunday Register states, “RV friendly destinations are spectacular by car to Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway.
• Foder’s adds Durango to its Choice Destination list.
• The Capitol Journal states, “a few things in this life almost defy description: you simply must live them. A ride on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad fits very comfortably into that category.”
• Paddler ranks Durango in the Top 10 Best Whitewater Towns.
• Western Style states, “Vallecito Lake is considered to be one of Colorado’s most beautiful lake resorts.” And calls Durango a “must see.”
• Sports Illustrated for Women ranks Durango as the Best Mountain Biking.
• Hooked on the Outdoors “Most classic boots, bike and boat travel in the southwest.” Bike: Molas Pass with soaring scenery and trail cracking 11,000 feet make this one a classic, even for Durango standards.
• Hooked on the Outdoors “Hot Winter Sports”, Durango Mountain Resort boasts an average of 260 inches of white stuff and more than 300 bluebird skies per year.
• Sunset Magazine calls Apple Orchard one of the West’s 24 Best Inns. (2000)

Durango area in the media

• U.S. News and World Report ranks Fort Lewis College second in campus diversity among public liberal arts and science colleges.
• Outside Magazine ranks Fort Lewis College among America’s top 40 colleges and universities.
• Princeton Review ranks Fort Lewis College among best western colleges.
• Skier News ranks Steamworks as Best Brewpub in a ski town.
• True West Magazine ranks Durango and Silverton Train as best train ride.
• Where to Retire ranks Durango in the top 8 for Great Towns for Art and Music.
• Asbury Park Sunday Press ranks Durango as one the top spots to pitch in while on the road, Colorado Trail volunteer program from Durango to Denver.
• Travel America ranks the Durango and Silverton Train as one of America’s most scenic train rides into yesteryear.
• Society of American Travel Writers ranks Durango and Silverton Train ride as Top 10 most exciting train journeys in the world.
• Ski Magazine ranks Durango #1 for weather.
• Outside Magazine ranks Durango as Top 15 sports towns.
• Ski Magazine ranks Durango in the Top 10 most livable ski towns in America.
• Ski America stamps Durango as a hidden gem.
• Mountain Bike Magazine lists Durango to Silverton ride as a sample of great rides.
• 4-Wheel Drive and Sport Utility states, “The San Juan Jeep trails are the most beautiful and the most popular alpine four wheel drive trails in America.”
• Colorado Biz notes some of the better known bike tours and lists The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
• Bridal Guide ranks Tall Timber as the Most Secluded ranch hideaway in the neck of the woods.
• Cowboys and Indians Magazine picks Tall Timber Resort among the Top 100 ways to experience the West.
• Horizon Air Magazine ranks Durango area for Best Wildflower Viewing.
• Mountain Bike Magazine ranks Durango in the Top 10 Best Mountain Bike Towns.
• Fitness Plus states, “ Durango is an outdoor paradise, it is Colorado’s secret hideaway, an old mining town , Durango is the perfect summer getaway.”
• Rocky Mountain News says the hospitality at Vallecito accentuates the beauty of the lake.
  

For Public Relations and Media Information and Request contact Anne Barney at anne@durango.org or the Durango Area Tourism Office at 970-247-3500.