Blue Lakes Ranch, Durango CO:
(888)258-3525 OR (970)385-4537 (see road map below)

Blue Lake Ranch Bed & Breakfast is just 15 minutes from the bustling frontier town of Durango, Colorado. We’re also just 30 minutes from Mesa Verde National Park and 10 minutes to spectacular mountain sports and off-road adventure. Counted among the top inns in the United States by Country Inns, Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure, Blue Lake Ranch remains a quiet and affordable getaway—truly a place to regroup, renew, and rediscover.

Check in at the Main Inn is 3 - 6 p.m. unless arranged 24 hours prior to arrival. To protect the privacy of our guests, there is no highway signage for the Ranch. Use your odometer to find our gravel driveway

Blue Lakes Resort: Blue Lake Ranch Bed & Breakfast is just 15 minutes from the bustling frontier town of Durango, Colorado. We’re also just 30 minutes from Mesa Verde National Park and 10 minutes to spectacular mountain sports and off-road adventure. Please see the Getting Here page for more information.

Regional Map:

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CONTACT NUMBERS:
Durango-La Plata County Airport: 970-247-8143
Durango Transportation: 970-259-4818 $48/person to Blue Lake
Rental Car Companies;
Dollar 970-259-3012
Enterprise 800-736-8222
Hertz 970-247-5288
National 970-259-0068
Budget 970-259-1841

From the La Plata County Airport:
Travel northwest for 5 miles on Highway 172 as you leave the Airport.  Make a left, due west, at the intersection with Highway 160.  Travel into downtown Durango.  At the Main Intersection with Camino del Rio, turn left, due south, continuing on Highway 160.  Travel 11 miles to the small town of Hesperus.  Turn left onto Highway 140 at the first and only gas station on that section.  Travel 6.5 miles to a gravel driveway on the right side.  There is no signage. 

From the North (Grand Junction, Montrose):
Take Highway 550 into Downtown Durango.  Turn right, due south, onto Highway 160. Travel 11 miles to the small town of Hesperus.  Turn left onto Highway 140 at the first and only gas station on that section.  Travel 6.5 miles to a gravel driveway on the right side.  There is no signage. 

From the West (Telluride, Dolores, Cortez, Mancos):
Take Highway 160 to Hesperus. Turn left onto Highway 140 at the first and only gas station on that section.  Travel 6.5 miles to a gravel driveway on the right side.  There is no signage. 

From the South:
Go North on Highway 170 in New Mexico, which changes to Colorado Highway 140 at the state line. The Ranch is 16.9 miles north of the state line (0.9 miles north of the 16 mile marker). The driveway is on the left.

From the North, East or West: Take Highway 160 to Hesperus. Go south on Highway 140 6.5 miles to find our driveway on the right.

From the South: Go North on Highway 170 in New Mexico, which changes to Colorado Highway 140 at the state line. The Ranch is 16.9 miles north of the state line (0.9 miles north of the 16 mile marker). The driveway is on the left.