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Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers | Durango


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Landmark: Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers
City: Durango
Country: USA Colorado
Continent: North America

Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers, Durango, USA Colorado, North America

Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers outside Durango Colorado offers a delectable evening of downhome grub square dancing and foot-stompin' hoedowns under starry skies.

Since 1969 it has hosted thousands of patrons every season serving up a down-home cowboy feast alongside rambunctious live entertainment on stage.

A family-friendly frontier village designed with considerable charm and humor evoking Old West ambiance sits amidst tall pines in scenic Animas Valley surrounded by red rock cliffs.

Bar D is situated roughly ten minutes north of Durango and set up like some classic Western town square.

Visitors stroll into a quaint cowboy hamlet showcasing a blacksmith shop in full operation leather stores and gift boutiques a Western art gallery overflowing with rustic charm and a candy shop loaded with sweets.

A playground beckons kids while a miniature train chugs along a winding track nearby.

A cowboy chapel stands solemnly beside a tongue-in-cheek Boot Hill graveyard bedecked with humorous tombstones and a roping arena alongside gold panning setup await adventurous souls.

Folks are urged to arrive ridiculously early around 4:30 PM to soak up these diversions before dinner is served.

Main event kicks off loudly around 6:30 PM with a ringing dinner bell signaling commencement of Dinner Experience.

Guests sit at long covered picnic tables and get served massive chuckwagon-style grub on metal plates and tin cups.

Meal options feature barbecued beef roast and boneless chicken breast slathered in mild barbecue sauce alongside combination plates piled high with beef and chicken.

Grilled ribeye steak is available by advance reservation only.

Sides are baked potatoes cowboy-style beans applesauce homemade biscuits smothered in butter and honey spice cake and assorted drinks such as cowboy coffee or fresh squeezed lemonade.

Portions are ridiculously generous and food is designed being rustic yet oddly satisfying.

Bar D Wranglers show kicks off pretty roughly around 7:30 PM after folks finish dinner.

They're a tight-knit bunch of rugged cowpoke musicians celebrated pretty widely for rich vocal harmonies and sly family-friendly wit.

Wranglers showcase eclectic mix of classic cowboy tunes and intricate instrumental solos on guitar and fiddle mostly with great aplomb.<br>Comedy skits and Western jokes are frequently rife with slapstick humor and absurdity often delighting kids.<br>Audience members sometimes get pulled into shenanigans especially rambunctious youngsters.<br>Musical talent of Wranglers has garnered considerable regional recognition and some national acclaim anyway.

Multiple-time national guitar champions and veteran performers deeply rooted in Western music have been members for years.

Show goes on for roughly sixty minutes being heartwarming simultaneously and kinda fun.

Musicians keep things refreshingly light and eerily grounded in obscure tradition without relying heavily on modern stage gimmickry or flashy electronics.

Entire experience has been deliberately crafted for being welcoming across a pretty wide age range.

Kids thoroughly enjoy train rides ridiculously slowly around playgrounds filled with really cool interactive stuff like rope manipulation or gravel sifting eagerly.

A wholesome environment reverberates throughout evening festivities sans alcohol being served.

Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers runs nightly from Memorial Day through Labor Day with extremely entertaining shows generally every evening.

Reservations are highly recommended especially on peak summer weekends when sold-out shows become almost inevitable due to huge demand.

General ticket options are available for Adults featuring chicken or beef plate at around thirty-nine dollars.<br>A combo plate offers both meats at approximately forty-three dollars.<br>Premium dinner includes ribeye steak plate at a cost of around fifty-seven dollars.<br>Lower prices are available for children between ages five and ten at roughly eighteen dollars.<br>Kids under five years old eat free though meal is not included unless purchased separately.<br>Bar D serves up more than just a dinner show.

Music food humor and hospitality meld rather beautifully out there in American West in increasingly rare fashion nowadays.

It leaves a pretty lasting impression on anyone visiting with an authentic setting and fairly heartfelt performances amidst strong communal vibes.

Bar D serves up a ridiculously fun night out that feels eerily like stumbling into yesteryear for history buffs and country music fans alike.



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