- The list below includes 24 free or cheap things to do in or near Durango, Colorado, including 33 different types of inexpensive activities like Rafting, History Museums, Farms & Ranches and Horseback Riding.
- From San Juan National Forest to Animas River Trail, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Durango.
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            Colorado Welcome Center offers the visitors important information along with helpful suggestions and maps concerning the best places to visit while in Cortez. Tour tickets to Mesa Verde National Park can also be purchased here.        
    
    
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            Outback Mountain ATV Rentals features Polaris automatic ATVs that can get to the most rugged areas of the San Juan Mountains. Guests have the option to rent a trailer to haul the ATVs themselves, or the ATVs can be delivered to a ride out point for them.        
    
    
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            An outdoor motorsports outfitter, Middleton Motorsports offers an array of vehicles and equipment for sale and rent. The company offers all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for rent, and offers guided tours.        
    
    
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            Featuring the photography of Thomas Livingstone, whose subjects include images of the San Juan Mountains, the Kendall Mountain Gallery also has a variety of jewelry, pottery, and other works by local artists.        
    
    
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            Cortez Cultural Center showcases the cultural heritage of the area with its regularly updated museum exhibits, art galleries which feature local artists and a gift shop that stocks a variety of merchandise crafted by local artisans.        
    
    
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            Dolores River Canyon, made of red sandstone, towers over a river by the same name. The area surrounding the canyon contains many marked trails which provide scenic hiking trips.        
    
    
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            The Cortez Quilt Company is a premier quilt shop that also sells and services BERNINA sewing machines. They also offer a wide range of sewing classes including a beginning quilting class.        
    
    
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            Bowlero Lanes is a sports and entertainment facility that offers open and league bowling as well as tournament bowling. It also offers batting cages, a sports bar, and a diner on the premises.        
    
    
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            Canyons of the Ancients National Monument encompass a number of archeological sites, most of which are Ancestral Puebloan ruins. The chief attraction here is the Lowry Pueblo which are the ruins of a prominent residential structure.