Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering

HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR PLANNING YOUR TRIP!

Durango, Colorado made True West magazine’s Top 10 True Western Towns of 2011 and what better way to experience this frontier town than during our annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering!

HOW TO GET HERE

Durango, Colorado is located at the junction of two major US Highways, 550 running north-south and 160 running east-west. If you are driving we are approximately 6.5 hours from Denver, CO, 3.5 hours from Albuquerque, NM and 3 hours from Moab, UT.

If you are flying, The Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO) is just 19 miles from downtown and offers over a dozen flights daily from Denver, CO and Phoenix, AZ. Some folks also choose to fly into Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) and enjoy the 3.5 hour drive to Durango!

MAP OF DOWNTOWN DURANGO, COLORADO AND EVENT VENUES

1     STRATER HOTEL, corner of Main Avenue and 7th Street
2     GENERAL PALMER HOTEL, corner of Main Avenue and College Drive
3     OPEN SHUTTER GALLERY, across 7th Street from the Strater Hotel
4     DURANGO ARTS CENTER, corner of 2nd Avenue and 8th Street
5     SORREL SKY GALLERY, corner of Main Avenue and 9th Street
6     TOH-ATIN GALLERY, W. 9th Street just off Main Avenue
7     RAIN DANCE GALLERY, 945 Main Avenue
8     ANIMAS MUSEUM, corner 31st Street and W. 2nd Avenue
9     RAPP CORRAL, Haviland Lake Road, 20 miles north
10   ROCHESTER HOTEL GARDEN BAR ~ 726 E. Second Avenue

WHERE TO STAY

The historic Strater Hotel has been the home of the Cowboy Gathering for over 23 years and one of our most important sponsors.
Stay right where the action is!

Durango boasts a wide variety of lodging options for travelers. We encourage you to seek lodging at one of our other sponsor hotels. Keep your eyes and ears peeled – you might just be staying next door to one of our performers!

Innkeepers who graciously house scheduled performers during their stay in Durango:

Abbey Inn - Ted Hermesmann III

Alpine Inn - Ted Hermesmann III

Best Western Durango Inn - Amy Brunvand

Best Western Mountain Shadows - Luke Albert

Best Western Rio Grande Inn - Richard Maez

Comfort inn - Patty Reavis

Day's End - tom Probst

Doubletree Hotel - Peter Marshall

Durango Lodge - Jeff and Judi Miller

General Palmer Hotel - Paula Nelson

Hampton Inn - Chris Vivolo

Durango Downtown Inn - Kurt Berridge

Marriott Residence Inn - David Smyth

Quality Inn - Roger Medina

Ramada Inn - Ted Hermesmann III

Rochester Hotel - Kirk Komick

Strater Hotel - Rod Barker

Super 8 - Mary Froehlich

Travelodge - Ted Hermesmann III

MORE INFORMATION

Please visit the following websites for additional travel information:

Durango Area Tourism

Durango Downtown Business Improvement District

Durango Chamber of Commerce