Dolores County, Colorado, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Dolores County is a rural county in southwestern Colorado, with Dove Creek as its county seat. The farming country around Dove Creek in the west contrasts with the forested mountains and Dolores River watershed around Rico in the east. Dryland farms produce crops including wheat, dry beans, oats and hay. Rico developed as a hard-rock mining community, while agriculture has shaped settlement in the county’s western portion.