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Dolores County, Colorado
Dolores County encompasses 1,064 square miles, mostly high mesas and narrow valleys in the western portion. The eastern portion is high mountains. The elevation in Dolores County ranges from 5,900 feet in Disappointment Valley to 14,046 feet on Mount Wilson. Dolores County had a population of 1,890 in 2005. Approximately 700 live inside the city limits of Dove Creek, while the remaining live outside the city limits (approximately 880), or in the Rico/Dunton area (300).
Public Notices
Any organization with budget requests must have them submitted to the Dolores County Commissioner’s Office, P.O. Box 608 Dove Creek, CO 81324 or 409 N. Main Dove Creek, CO 81324 by 4:00 P.M. September 18th 2025.
Prohibited: igniting, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal barbecue, or grill on ANY National Forest System lands within the San Juan National Forest.Permitted:
Beginning on July 1, 2025, the Dolores County Board of County Commissioners will sit as the County Board of Equalization in the regular public meeting location, 409 North Main Dove Creek Colorado 81324, to review the assessment roll of all taxable property located in the County, as prepared by the Assessor, and to hear appeals from determinations of the County Assessor.