closest cg to Durango, Co rail station

gperky wrote:
Don't have a toad. Prefer cg in walking distance. thanx, gp

We camped a little north of town, didn't see one in walking distance.

La Plata County Fairgrounds........6 sites about 1.5 miles north of train station
(only place IN town...nosy maint. yard next door)

United Campground of Durango....103 sites about 6 miles north of train station.
Train goes right thru CG but no pickup.drop off.
Take a CAB.

They have a big parking lot, lots of RV's park there.

JnJnKatiebug wrote:
They have a big parking lot, lots of RV's park there.

Agreed, you can camp out of town, then drive your RV to their parking lot.

You might verify that large parking area is still there (I assume across the tracks, facing the Double Tree hotel). Last time I was through there I don't recall seeing it.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
La Plata County Fairgrounds........6 sites about 1.5 miles north of train station
(only place IN town...nosy maint. yard next door)

United Campground of Durango....103 sites about 6 miles north of train station.
Train goes right thru CG but no pickup.drop off.
Take a CAB.

No need for a cab. The town trolley stops there, and will take you downtown, which includes the train station.

Another thing to consider. Stay in Silverton. Campgrounds in walking distance, and it's a nice mountain town. Take train to Durango. Everything around train station within walking distance.

richconn wrote:
Another thing to consider. Stay in Silverton. Campgrounds in walking distance, and it's a nice mountain town. Take train to Durango. Everything around train station within walking distance.

I was thinking about that too. I think the train schedule is tailored to Durango as a home base, so he may have to ride to Durango, spend the night at a hotel, and return the next day to Silverton.

I did the stay in Silverton than ride the train down to Durango, afterwards take a comfy bus back up to Silverton. Worked great. Would have liked more time in Durango and I could have paid for a room that night, but chose not to.

Very nice train trip. But I'm partial to trains. Silverton is really a very cool town. Glad I stayed there for the week.

Visit to Silverton...