Animas Valley Action Coalition

Purpose of the Action Coalition:  An organized group (Valley residents) to stay informed and have a voice on how the Animas Valley is developed under the Animas Valley District Plan (AVDP).  This group will review proposals that have potential to impact the valley and mitigate the adverse impacts of new development on existing residents, commercialization, utilities, environmental concerns, transportation and planning/zoning in the Animas Valley.  The Coalition will help ensure proposed development maintains the “natural beauty and landscape, rural lands and viability of agricultural production” of the Valley and its residents.

We believe the Roberts Resort Village Camp at the Trimble Crossing of the Animas River is one such non-conforming proposal.

If you are interested to explore the hidden impacts of the Robert Resort Village Camp and what the possible future of our valley could be please check out these links:

Read “Camping got too big for its britches”

Read “PMRVs: the tail that wags the RV dog”

Read “The Park-Model Scam Gains Steam”

Read “The Bogus Nature of Park Models”

Read about the Lake Tahoe’s congestion problem

View the award winning “Forever Wild” PBS documentary showing what happened to Telluride

Click here to view a list of the latest Durango Herald articles related to the RV Park

Latest News:

  • Apr 5, 2025 AVAC Public Meeting Report
    Apr 5, 2025 meeting: The room was packed out with approximately 120 people attended Saturday’s meeting at the Durango Public Library. Below are the minutes of the meeting and PDFs of the presentation slides. The minutes and slide presentations may be accessed below, or under the AVAC Meetings page under the Resources tab. Minutes from… Read more: Apr 5, 2025 AVAC Public Meeting Report
  • Animas Valley residents prepare to meet with RV park developer
    Read the latest Herald article regarding the AVAC meeting Saturday and the Roberts development at https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/animas-valley-residents-prepare-to-meet-with-rv-park-developer/
  • County Neighborhood Meeting Regarding the Roberts Project
    We just received notice of the “Neighborhood Meeting” for Roberts Resorts Village Camp Durango, Phase 1 application.   Date: Tuesday, April 29th Time: 5:30 – 7pm Location: County Extension Office at the Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave. (see attached photo of front of building) The purpose of the Neighborhood Meeting by the County is for residents… Read more: County Neighborhood Meeting Regarding the Roberts Project
  • AVAC Meeting 4/5/2025
    It has been some time since our last Animas Valley Action Coalition meeting, and in that time many developments have occurred. Therefore, we believe it is timely to convene a meeting to discuss not only updates, but potential changes to AVAC and the future of the Animas Valley. In addition to the recent application updates… Read more: AVAC Meeting 4/5/2025
  • Second Submittal Notice
    Roberts has submitted his second submission for the Village Camp Durango project (located at Trimble Road and the Animas Bridge). Now would be a good time to submit your concerns directly to the application through the County website portal (see link below). The re-submittal is currently under review by Tez Hawkins (Senior Planner from the… Read more: Second Submittal Notice