I took my family out there last year. Durango is a good place to travel out from for the different sights. My family took me soaring between Durango and Silverton. That was a blast! Well worth the time and money. You take the train out of Durango to get there. It was called Soaring Tree Top Adventures.
Mesa Verde National Park is a good way to spend a day too. There is a lot to see and do there. It is a pretty good distance to the ruins from the highway so give yourself plenty of time to get back in there to the ruins.
