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Welcome to
Dolores, the Dolores River, and the San Juan Mountains.
The mountain community of Dolores lies on the San Juan Skyway, a designated scenic highway looping from Cortez, to Telluride to Durango, CO. It is a 20 minute drive from Dolores to Mesa Verde National Park. The San Juan Mountains form the southern part of Colorado's Rocky Mountains and spans the continental divide. On the western border of Colorado you'll find one of the most remarkable river trips in the West. The Dolores River with headwaters in the San Juan mountains of southwestern Colorado, flows for over two hundred river miles before it joins the Colorado River near Dewey Bridge above Moab, UT.
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Nearby Facilities and Attractions
We suggest you allow a few days before or after the CFI program to visit Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, Edge of The Cedars Museum, Natural Bridges National Monument, Arches National Park, and Canyonlands National Park.
For Additional Travel planning
Contact the Mesa Verde Country Travel Council (800-253-1616; 970-565-8227), Dolores Visitor Center (800-807-4712), or Cortez Chamber of Commerce (970-565-3414). You may also find the National Park Service web sites helpful for Natural Bridges, Hovenweep and Mesa Verde. Once in the area, we encourage you stop by the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez, at 928 E. Main.
Accommodations
Canyonlands Field Institute programs use the Dolores Mountain Inn for motel orientation evenings. A wide variety of lodging is available in Dolores and the nearby towns of Cortez (close to Mesa Verde National Park), Telluride (old mining town & ski resort), Ouray (alpine scenery & hot springs), Durango (larger many amenities). See the above web sites and travel planning phone numbers.
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