Dolores County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,326. The county seat is Dove Creek.
Dolores County Courthouse in Dove Creek
"Bravoite", Pyrite with a thin coating of Molybdenite, from the old Rico Argentine Mine.
Lizard Head
U.S. Route 491 with a sign marking the border between Dolores County and Montezuma County
Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States Census. The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek. Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World.
Dove Creek, Colorado
Dove Creek from above in September 2023
Dolores County High School
Pinto bean silo to the west of Dove Creek