Just the right size. Good selection of useful gear, and a used and consignment section to boot…read more Very friendly and helpful owner was there, taking care of business.

What a great little Outdoor gear store! They have everything from river gear, to cook stoves to the…read morebest hiking boots around! BUY LOCAL!!! These folk are very friendly and quite helpful with the latest gear!! Thank you Jeff and Kate!!

Patient, knowledgeable service from both employees in the store when we went. Bought archery…read moreequipment at a great price and checked out the archery shooting range. Noted a line of hunters waiting to receive their hunting papers. At $10/day for the archery range and with all of the animal heads and bodies mounted on the walls here, sure seems like a stop I'd make with a kid during school vacation! Two young boys were in the shop marveling at the plastic decoys (including one that was a full bison size).

Terrible service and recommendations. We had a friend come down for advice on a muzzleloader and…read morethe employee gave bad advice and the company won't make up for the damages cause due to their employees recommendations

Besides having a good selection of gear, two employees went out of their way to find some obscure…read moreitems we were looking for, and they had the items! It's nice shopping in a place with such good customer service.

I went in for some ski bindings, and they were super nice and helpful. So nice, in fact, that they…read moresuggested another local business might have more selection. It's so refreshing in today's world to encounter such helpfulness and selfless honesty. Even though I didn't buy my bindings here, I will definitely be a consistent future patron because of their putting me first as a customer.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Good selection and grave helpful recommendations when they did not…read morestock something. Quality camping and fishing gear.

Bottom Line: Locally owned store selling quality gear for the outdoors…read more Shortly after landing in Durango my husband realized he forgot his sunglasses so we headed to Gardenswartz Outdoors to see what we could find. The store doesn't have any glamorous displays but it was well organized with great brands like Toad & Co, Darn Tough, Prana, Camelback, etc. I enjoyed looking around while my husband picked out a new pair of Smith sunglasses. The store has gear for men, women and kids. The store is located in historic Durango so that means parking is mostly limited to street parking. We were in town on a busy Saturday so we ended up parking quite far away but it was worth it.

Great place yall. Solid selection, helpful staff and great values. The gear turns over routinely…read moreso worth a stop in from time to time. If they don't have what you need give it a minute and come back. Gogetchasum.

The real deal. Great selection of used but usable gear, and at great prices! We scored a couple…read moreitems that had been on our wish list for a while. We will certainly visit every time we're in Durango.

The GardenSwartz staff were amazing! I was advised to come to this store by a friend from Ouray, CO…read morewho said they were really cool about swapping Camelbaks with issues. Not only were staff willing to swap out my Camelbak, but they took the time to show me that there was actually nothing wrong with my Camelbak, and even though I felt like a complete doofus for wasting their time, they were totally cool about it and gave me good advice about where to find bouldering nearby. Especially big shout out to Cameron who was my primary contact in the store. Thanks!!!

Got my hiking boots. Expensive but worth it. Good quality of shoes fit hiking or outdoor stuff…read more Great customer service

Quick look rating: 4/5 Quality, 5/5 Service, 5/5 Experience…read more This is a little shop at the foot of the Durango ski resort, north of Durango, Colorado by about 10 to 15 miles. It felt like a smaller outlet store. Come to find out that they do have a larger store in Durango. The sales person was very kind and extremely knowledgable! He knew about a number of different products. They carry a number of clothing items for the area, nothing terribly fancy, just the basics. They also carried some hiking items and a very small amount of things that young children might buy! What I really loved was just as you enter there is an animal tracking display! Just wonderful for the little ones and visitors that are not familiar with the local animals! Someone really did good when they put these displays together! Just checking out these displays is worth it's weight in gold! Nicely done Backcountry Experience! How fun for an outdoor adventure store!

I've been shopping here for 25 years. I appreciate the knowledge and expertise of the staff,…read morehaving climbed and skied with some of them over the years. While I don't come in as often now as when I was a rock and ice climber, it's nice that some of the older staff knows my name. I would not expect all this at a "big box" outdoor store, like the one at which I worked in Seattle 35 years ago.

Stopped by when in town recently - super impressed with the staff and the brands they carry. Great…read moreexpertise and great gear.

This is a favorite of mine in Durango, they always have cute clothes and shoes. They carry Lole,…read morewhich is great. And our kids love the dog that's usually there. Good selection of camping/travel items. Good quality stuff only here. Reasonable selection.

This store accused me of shoplifting!!! I went into this store with the intention of purchasing on…read moreOnCloud shoes for a marathon..and was later questioned by the police with zero evidence, only because I fit a certain "description". Discrimination isn't cool and as a local I expect more from newer businesses.

I bought a consignment bike and I am very pleased with the service and attitude of Nicholas…read more He was very patient and helpful to me while I made my decision over a few weeks. After I bought it, he set up up to fit me at no charge. I am definitely returning for all my future needs and support. While I was in the shop I seen great service to other customers that walked in, he provided quick support.

Go out of your way to stop here. Too much good stuff -- new, used, and artistically up cycled -- to…read morepass up. Take some time to swap stories with the young, creative, and interesting owner.