Dallabetta Park — Attraction in Durango

This is a very basic park. It feels a little generous calling it a park, though. I use it as a trailhead for the Animas River Trail when I bike or go on a long run since it is the eastern endpoint of the 13.5 mile out & back trail (6.75 miles to the park at the other end at 32nd street). There is parking available in what amounts to an oversized figure eight, so it's parallel parking along the outer edge with easy entrance and exit. There is easy river access, and I have seen people fishing or using it to put in kayaks. There is a latrine here, but when I was there, it was especially smelly and the door latched but wouldn't lock (and bring your own hand sanitizer). There are also a few picnic tables, which because they are alongside the river, are actually pretty pleasant. It serves its purpose well as river access and trailhead, but I wouldn't go here for any other reason, such as to enjoy a pretty park; the only thing pretty about it is the...

Its the beginning, or maybe the end, of the Animas river trail - the show piece trail in the city of Durango. Dallabetta put in ( put out?) is an amazing end to your river adventures as well. Start at the 32nd Street put in and float your way almost 10 miles through the heart of Durango, ending your journey at dallabetta. An adventure that can be family friendly in low river, or an epic adventure through the Whitewater park that is world class during high flows. Tubing is only recommended when flows drop below 500...

Not a great "park," per se, right under a highway bridge and lacking amenities usually associated with parks. In fact, the pit toilets were still locked "for the season" when I was there at the end of April. However, it is a point to take watercraft out of the Animas River: small, brushy eddy; one-lane, steep, dirt ramp (you'll need 4x4, especially if you want to back a trailer down; but, wide paved loops make it easy to maneuver even large vehicles w/trailers in & out of this...