Rockwood Meadows (Durango) In Majestic Southwest Colorado
Nestled in the historic and charming Rockwood neighborhood surrounded by the San Juan Mountains, Rockwood Meadows will be your home base for all the year-round activitiesSouthwest Colorado has to offer. This 4-Bed / 3 Bath Townhome with super fast wifi is situated in the quiet community of Rockwood 25 miles north of the Historic town ofDurango, CO with easy and year-round access off of Highway 550. Purgatory Ski Resort is a quick 15-minute drive up Highway 550 where you'll find year-round mountain fun (skiing in the winter, mountain biking in the summer). Within walking distance is the historic Durango -Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Rockwood station, which uses this stop as a hop-on/hop-offoption prior to entering the San Juan National Forest. Reserve and arrange the train as ashuttle to get you deep into the San Juanmountains for Hiking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering(three of Colorado's fifty eight14'ers are accessible via the Needle Creek train stop and a 6 mile hike into the Chicago Basin), Backpacking, Whitewater, Fishing, orCamping.The famous Glacier Club golf resort is a stone's throw away from the property, if playing 18 holes is more your speed.Numerous award-winning restaurants are within driving distance whether you're planning to spend the day in Durango or head further up the mountain towards Silverton, CO. Gas and Grocery stores are nearby in the whistle stop areas of The Needles, Hermosa or Trimble.
Comfortable and roomy condo in a great location north of Durango. We like the quiet of Rockwood as opposed to Durango proper. The quiet is broken only by the train, and we like to hear that as well. It's also about 1000 feet higher than Durango and stays cooler.