Durango Wildlife Museum — Attraction in Durango

Lovely little Nature center AND fish hatchery with opportunities to feed the baby trout (hard to explain how cool this was, it was actually a really neat experience if you're into these type of things).

As of July 2022, the museum was open to the public. We had a great time feeding the baby trout at the hatchery and then enjoying the displays at the museum. The museum is quite petite, maybe think more "nature center" than full scale natural history museum? The staff are super friendly, can exchange dollar bills for quarters and also have sandwich bags to help coral the fish food! (You can also bring little baggies or little containers to help collect fish food b/c the machines dispense a LOT at one time... hard for little hands to collect). My kids REALLY liked the museum and their hands on activities!

VERY SUN EXPOSED - bring hats, sunscreen, etc and lots of water. The riverside sites just next door are a great way to cool off and...

We enjoyed going through the Wildlife Museum in Durango. Ms Lawler was able to answer any questions we asked and a very delightful lady too. She even gave us sime history about Durango since she grew up in the area. Plus the fish hatchery was right next door and we were able to see some young Rainbow Trout. Pretty cool. Thank you, Mike &...

Interesting taxidermy with some hands on displays. Some of the hands on item had seen better days and were approaching a time to be renovated. The street was more of a narrow driveway so watch for the sign just North of the bridge across the Animas. The volunteers were the best, spending time with us and...