11th Street Station
1101 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
Well-behaved dogs on a leash are welcome; water bowls provided.
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Dog-Friendly Restaurants & Patios in Durango
Main Avenue holds most of Durango's dog patios, two confirmed and the rest reported, with one ranch grill up the valley.
11th Street Station, the food-truck collective built around Ernie's Bar in a former service station at 11th and Main, publishes a dog-friendly page: well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome and water bowls are provided, in what it calls the largest dog-friendly patio in Durango. With several trucks to choose from, it suits a group that cannot agree. Grassburger's downtown shop on Main states plainly that it has a pet-friendly patio; note the stairs there, since the South Durango location is the step-free one.
Three more are reported by dog-travel listings but not confirmed by the business: Chimayo Stone Fired Kitchen and El Moro Spirits & Tavern, both on Main Avenue with sidewalk seating, and James Ranch Grill, the outdoor burger-and-cheese grill at the working ranch ten miles north on Highway 550, where seating is all picnic tables. Call ahead for each.
Durango's Sec. 4-41 leash law, six feet maximum, applies on every downtown sidewalk and the Animas River Trail. Durango Transit does not carry pets, so arrive on foot or by car.
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Chimayo Stone Fired Kitchen
862 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
Reported dog-friendly (patio) — not confirmed by the business; call ahead.
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El Moro Spirits & Tavern
945 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
Reported dog-friendly (patio) — not confirmed by the business; call ahead.
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Grassburger – Downtown Durango
726 1/2 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
The restaurant advertises a pet-friendly patio.
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James Ranch Grill
33846 US-550, Durango, CO 81301
Reported dog-friendly (patio) — not confirmed by the business; call ahead.
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Questions about dog-friendly restaurants & patios in Durango
Which Durango patios confirm they allow dogs?
11th Street Station states that well-behaved dogs on a leash are welcome with water bowls provided, and Grassburger's downtown location advertises a pet-friendly patio. Chimayo, El Moro and James Ranch Grill are reported dog-friendly by third parties only, so call ahead.
Can I take the bus to a Durango patio with my dog?
No. Durango Transit allows service animals only; pets are on its prohibited-items list. Downtown Durango is walkable, and the Animas River Trail connects much of town, but dogs must be on a leash of six feet or less throughout.
Is James Ranch Grill dog-friendly?
It is reported dog-friendly at its outdoor picnic tables, which is all the seating there is, but the ranch has not published a policy, so our listing is unconfirmed. It is about ten miles north of Durango on Highway 550 and opens Wednesday through Sunday.