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San Juan Backcountry

1119 Greene Street, Silverton, CO 81433
800-494-8687
Ranked #2 of 2 tours in Silverton
5.0 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Owner description: Rent a Jeep, ATV, Dirt Bike, Street Bike or a Mountain Bike OR take a guided tour on an ATV or in one of our open-top 4x4 Suburbans and we will take...... more » Owner description: Rent a Jeep, ATV, Dirt Bike, Street Bike or a Mountain Bike OR take a guided tour on an ATV or in one of our open-top 4x4 Suburbans and we will take you to the best and most spectacular places in the San Juans, one of America's most pristine wilderness areas. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2011
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Five of us went on an ATV guided tour w/ Bob ... Nice machines and GREAT vistas. Went to the old ghost town Animas Forks. .. Lovely day in mid September. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 4, 2011
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This was a great 1/2 day. We've been spending summers in Durango for years and we should have done this years ago. We drove on some serious back roads and were happy it wasn't our car taking the beating. Larry,our guide, gave a detailed introduction to mining and the history of the area. Our four kids (aged 9-15) hate tours... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 31, 2011

They provided our family of 4 a nice jeep to drive to the ghost town of Animas Fork. Very nice people -- gave us helpful information for our drive. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2011
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We stayed in Silverton for 2 nights and wanted to do something pretty special that gave us a real flavour of the back country around this gorgeous little town (village to those of you from the UK !!!) We booked the 4x4 tour plus train which as it sounds meant a 4 hour jeep trip through the mountains that look... More

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