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Durango in the Movies
“Hollywood of the Rockies”
Since 1925, nearly 30 films have shot on location in and around Durango. The dramatic and varying landscapes as well as the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad are unique assets that appeal to the film industry and tourists.
Movies Shot in Durango
- The Limited Mall (1925)
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
- Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
- Colorado Territory (1949)
- Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
- Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
- Viva Zapata (1952)
- Lone Hand (1953)
- The Naked Spur (1953)
- Three Young Texans (1954)
- Run for Cover (1955)
- Maverick Queen (1956)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- The Maverick Queen (1956)
- Night Passage (1957)
- How the West Was Won (1963)
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Downhill Racer (1969)
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1970)
- When Legends Die (1972)
- Avalanche (1978)
- National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (1984)
- The Tracker (1987)
- City Slickers (1991)
- Rebirth of a Locomotive (1992)
- Cliffhanger (1993)
- Durango Kid (1999)
- The Claim (2000)
- Nurse Betty (2000)
- The Prestige (2004)
- The Connecticut Kid (2006)
Vacation on Location
Durango has vacation packages to visit some of the film spots:
City Slickers: http://www.durangoreservations.org/movie-package
Enjoy the history and charm of Durango, Colorado, the town where they filmed City Slickers, and kick up your heels and shake off the hustle and bustle of the city life. Retreat to a more peaceful and relaxed way of life in the true "Old West." Stay at a dude ranch or historic hotel and set up your base camp. Then take on adventure and explore real pristine Colorado with a ride on the world-famous Durango train, visit a working farm or ranch to see what Colorado's agricultural life is like or take a good 'ol horsebackride. You'll find plenty of places to outfit yourself in western wear including the essential cowboy hat. Before you hit the trail, enjoy a plethora of fine restaurants, coffee houses and the finer points of "City Life."
Books on Movies in Durango
- Hollywood of the Rockies
Frederic B. Wildfang - Images of America, Durango
Arcadia Publishing, 2009 - ?History - 128 pages
Review of the book: http://bit.ly/9XMQ7k
The storied town of Durango is situated on the farmlands of the Ancestral Puebloans, which later became the hunting grounds for the Southern Utes, in the Animas River Valley of southwestern Colorado. Founded in 1880 as the headquarters of the Silverton branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Durango became the supply depot for gold and silver mines up and down the Western Slope. One of the few old-time cowboy towns in Colorado that retains the vibrancy of a self-supporting downtown of hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses, Durango has worked actively to restore and remodel historic buildings. Enhanced by stories of Spanish explorers, miners, settlers, early entrepreneurs, and the desperadoes of Western lore as well as Hollywood myth, Durango has earned a reputation as one of the Rocky Mountains favorite travel destinations.
