closest cg to Durango, Co rail station

[gperky]

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

[Jim]

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...

[Mile_High]

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.

[richconn]

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.

[Snowman9000]

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.

[Mile_High]

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.

[Tom_Barb]

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.

[JnJnKatiebug]

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

[Old-Biscuit]

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.

[Tom_Barb]

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.