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- Where is parking most available?
- Transit Center/ parking for downtown workers
- Specialty parking: Motorcycles and large vehicles
- Parking where there are no meters
Where is parking most available?
This map shows the average annual vacancies in easy-to-understand colors. Green shows where the average vacancy exceeds 26%, it's highly likely you will find available spaces in that block. Yellow stands for average vacancy of between 25% and 11%. What that means on a Main Avenue block is that the block would average between 2-5 spaces and therefore you are slightly less likely to find a space. Red means 10% or less vacancy and should be avoided so you don’t spend time cruising for a space. Click on the Map for an expanded view and meter pricing.
Transit Center 250 West 8th Street
The City of Durango Transit Center is conveniently located at 250 West 8th Street. This is the place to buy daily or monthly parking passes.
Once at the Transit Center lot, please find a spot for your vehicle and walk into the main building where a pass can be purchased to park in the lot or ride the transit system.
The Transit Center is located between 7th and 8th Streets just east of and bordering Camino Del Rio, which is Hwy 550 going through town.
Workers/Employees
If you work in downtown Durango, the cheapest solution for parking a vehicle are the city lots, which are $30 or less per month. The Transit Center has the highest daily vacancy and is conveniently located to the downtown area. Additionally, our Transit system is award winning, and a monthly pass is only $30 or less with available discounts. For any questions about the Transit System please check their web site, or call 970-375-4940. Our Transit busses have free bike carriers if you would like to combine those two transportation modes.
Parking at meters is generally more available and less expensive further from Main Avenue. Meters are for short term use and priced accordingly.
Large vehicles, RVs and vehicles pulling trailers
Use the Transit Center parking facility at 250 West 8th St. where you can buy a day pass and where we have end-to-end, double length spaces. Spaces fit long vehicles, or vehicles pulling trailers. If you need to leave your vehicle overnight, please inquire with the cashier when you get your pass so they can confirm there is no overnight prohibition during your stay. Camping is prohibited at the Transit Center.
Another solution if you require on-street parking but don’t fit in a single space, is to use two adjoining spaces. This is perfectly legal as long as you pay for both spaces and fit in the combined spaces. Generally, overlength vehicles have the hardest time and cause the most problems on diagonal spaces, where the rear of the vehicle impedes traffic in the adjoining traffic lane and is subject to citation.
Motorcycle Parking
Motorcycles may park at any regular car space and as many motorcycles as can fit in the space may park there as-long-as the time is paid on the meter. The City has also created motorcycles specific spaces which are smaller and where cars are not allowed to park. Click here to see these spaces are marked on this map for your convenience.
- 3 spaces total: 1000 block of Main Avenue (in front of Tucson's Barber Shop)
- 2 spaces total: 900 block of Main Avenue (between the Durango Diner and El Rancho Restaurant)
- 4 spaces total: W. 100 block of 9th Street (next to Brown's Shoe Fit)
- 3 spaces total: 1100 block of Main Avenue (north west corner next to Trolley stop)
If you must park in the residential neighborhoods, please:
- Do not block access for the owners, fire hydrants or encroach on the intersections;
- Park at least 20 feet from a crosswalk or where two sidewalks arrive where is it considered a crosswalk;
- At least 5 feet from a driveway;
- At least 30 feet from a traffic control signal or sign (this includes stop signs), and;
- At least 15 feet from any intersection lacking a crosswalk or traffic sign.
On-street meter parking
The City of Durango has 30-minute, 3-hour, and 10-hour on-street meters in our Central Business District. Parking fees are in effect Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Learn about convenient ways to pay for parking at metered spaces and how to purchase GEM smart cards here.
Parking meter enforcement hours
Parking enforcement is year-round from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Monday-Friday
- There is no parking enforcement on holidays or weekends
On-street parking
The 30-minute, 3-hour, and 10-hour meters provide downtown parking options. Expired meters result in the issuance of parking citations.
There is NO on-street parking allowed in the Central Business District between 2-5 a.m. Vehicles parked on the street between those hours are subject to tow at the owner’s expense. Free overnight parking is available at any of the municipal parking lots (at the Transit Center and along 2nd Avenue) after 5pm.
Parking in time-restricted areas with no meters is subject to monitoring and over-time citations. Vehicles that do not obey all parking related signs are subject to violation enforcement.
Handicapped parking
Durango has several designated parking spaces for handicap vehicles. All vehicles parked in these designated spaces must have a valid handicap plate or placard properly displayed. These spaces have designated limits on the sign which must be obeyed for turnover and access. Handicap vehicles remaining in a handicap-designated parking space for more than the designated time may be cited. Those drivers with a properly displayed handicap placard or plate may park for an unlimited time in a non-handicapped metered space without activating the meter, we ask that permitted vehicles avoid the 30-minute meter spaces as they are designed for fast turnover.
Parking revenue
Parking revenue is placed in a designated special fund called Transportation Services. In order to reduce vehicle congestion in Durango, revenue from citations, permits and parking meters is used to meet future parking needs and offset the operational costs of the Durango Transit and Multi Modal divisions.
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Parking
Physical Address
250 W, 8th Street
Durango , CO 81301
Phone: 970-375-4960
Parking holidays
On these days the parking meters are free, but other ordinances (red zones, registration, bus zones, no parking 2-5 a.m., etc.) are still enforced:
- New Year's Day,
- Martin Luther King Day,
- Presidents' Day,
- Independence Day,
- Indigenous Peoples' Day,
- Veterans' Day,
- Thanksgiving Day,
- Christmas Day, and;
- Such additional holidays as may by resolution be declared applicable.