Durango in La Plata County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Rose Garden

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2025

1. Rose Garden Marker

Inscription.
Established in 1940, the Garden Club of Durango cultivated roses and maintained the rose garden at the Durango Public Library. In 1992, many of the roses were moved from the library and replanted at this site in Santa Rita Park.

The rose garden contains hybrid teas, grandifloras, shrub roses, climbers, and miniatures.

Since 2005, over thirty new varieties of roses have been added to the garden.

Erected by City of Durango.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 37° 15.652′ N, 107° 52.636′ W. Marker is in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. It can be reached from Santa Rita Drive just west of South Camino Del Rio (U.S. 160/550), on the left when traveling west. The marker and rose garden are near the entrance to Santa Rita Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 South Camino Del Rio, Durango CO 81301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vanishing Homeland (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Rita (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the San Juan Skyway (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Durango's Smelter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Santa Rosa Community, circa 1948 (about 400 feet away); Emma Sweeny — Movie Star (about 500 feet away); Hollywood of the Rockies (about 500 feet away); Let The Good Times Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durango.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2025

2. Rose Garden Marker

Blue Star Memorial By-way Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2025

3. Blue Star Memorial By-way Marker

Also located in the Santa Rita Park garden.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2025

4. Blue Star Memorial By-way Marker

A tribute to the Armed Forces of America
Garden Club of Durango
National Garden Clubs, inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 71 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on January 14, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 15, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.