Echo Basin Resort Directions:

Directions from Durango:  Go 24 miles west on 160 until you see a large Echo Basin Resort sign on your left. Turn RIGHT on CR 44/Echo Basin Road. Drive another 3.2 miles north on a paved road to Echo Basin Ranch entrance.

Directions from Cortez:  Go approx 15 mile east on 160. After passing through Mancos, drive another 2.4 miles on 160 until you see a large Echo Basin Resort sign on your right. Turn LEFT on CR 44/Echo Basin Road. Drive another 3.2 miles north on paved road to Echo Basin Ranch entrance.

Directions from Farmington, New Mexico: La Plata Hwy/NM-170/140 for 23.3 miles to Hesperus (Hwy 170 turns into Hwy 140—crossing into Colorado).
Turn LEFT onto Hwy 160W for 14.1 miles until you see a large Echo Basin Ranch sign on your left. Turn RIGHT on CR 44/Echo Basin Road. Drive another 3.2 miles north on a paved road to Echo Basin Ranch entrance.

Directions from Albuquerque:  Go North on I25 to Bernalillo Exit US 550 west to Durango. Then follow directions from Durango.

Directions to Mesa Verde National Park: Return to Hwy 160. Turn RIGHT and go east for 9.8 miles. Go RIGHT at Mesa Verde National Park Exit. Go left on Hwy 10. Proceed about 20 miles to reach museum/park headquarters.  Allow 45 minutes drive time.

AIRPORTS

La Plata (Durango): 44 min.
Cortez Airport:  30 min.
Farmington New Mexico Airport: 70 min.

 

Monthly Temperature Averages

January Low: 9      High: 40
February Low: 14   High: 44
March Low: 21       High: 52
April Low: 28          High: 61
May Low: 34          High: 70
June Low: 40          High: 80
July Low: 48           High: 85
August Low: 48        High: 83
September Low: 40  High: 77
October Low: 30     High: 66
November Low: 19 High: 52
December Low: 12   High:43