La Plata County Fairgrounds — Attraction in Durango

We stayed 5 nights. The bathrooms were locked most of the time. The showers were locked all the time. Unfortunately is "against the rules" to park your horse trailer (and stay in it) next to where your horse is penned. $25 a night to plug in trailer and they want you to stay about 2 football fields away from your horse. The place was empty and there were many plugins near and in the horse barn. (Mare motel type setup- nice and airy yet shaded) The fairgrounds are very open and accessible to the public and I didn't feel comfortable leaving my horse alone that far away from me. So I parked there anyway and will find another location if I pass thru again. $75 deposit was required for the stall ($11 nightly) which they said would be returned if I clean my horse's stall, and they did that...

There are 6 slots. If you don't mind the waste management right behind you banging the dumpsters, the constant travel on the gravel back and forth with pick-up trucks and golf carts with trailers, horse poo, and you just want to be close to Durango, then you should be fine here. One of those gravel pebbles hit my windshield and if you drive a Class A you know what a big deal that is. Also for off-season I think $25 a night for electric is pretty high. You can get water but have to remember to unhook at nite because the line will freeze. I chose just to fill up on way out at dump site out of town. Not really a RV friendly town to get around in even though I love it here. The people are great and super dog friendly. Usually good weather...

Fair event is right out of the past. Fresh bread and pies. Fragrant flowers to die for. Huge melons and tiny tomatoes. Quilts and paintings. In the old days folks would work on projects in the winter to take to county fairs. People noticed fine workmanship or talent. I like to think the next generation could learn a lot by checking out the 4H pigs, lambs and ducks. They are raised for show. Most of all the food vendors have went bonkers. Anything can be deep fried. Yes. I tried food I never knew existed. In staying with the yester year theme I believe the vendors must have been given a pass. So support fairs far and wide because it's a rare experience these days-just...