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Daytrips Within Mesa Verde Country®

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# of DAYTRIP DISTANCE from CORTEZ TIME ACCESS SERVICES
#1
Mesa Verde
National Park
9 miles east to Park entrance Allow a full day
Car;
Light walking or hiking;
Entrance Fee
Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Towaoc, Mesa Verde National Park
#2
Hovenweep
National Monument
45 miles, 1 way (McElmo)
85 miles
(Cortez-Pleasant View)
Allow a full day Car,
Hiking;
Entrance Fee
Limited
#3
Ute Mountain
Tribal Park
22 miles south to the Visitor Center to meet your guide Allow a full day Car, Hiking;
Tour Fee
Limited
#4
Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores Overlook, & Lowry Pueblo
AHC: 10 miles
Lowry: 28 miles
AHC & Overlook: 114 miles RT
Allow a full day Car;
Entrance Fee
for AHC
Dolores
Dove Creek
#5
Upper Dolores Valley
106 miles RT Allow a full day High clearance vehicle Cortez
Dolores
Rico
#6
McPhee Lake
30 miles RT Several hours to all day Car or boat
Camping Fee
Cortez
Dolores
No marina at the lake
#7
Telluride
74 miles one way 5 hours
to all day
Car Cortez
Dolores
Rico
Telluride


Daytrips Within Mesa Verde Country® & The Four Corners Area

# of DAYTRIP DISTANCE from CORTEZ TIME ACCESS SERVICES
#8
San Juan Skyway
236 mile loop All day
or several days
Car All towns along the Skyway
#9
Monument Valley &
Four Corners Monument
145 miles each way All day Car;
Entrance Fees
All towns along the route
#10
Canyonlands
National Park
75 miles
(Newspaper Rock);
125 miles
(Island in the Sky)
All day Car, Jeep;
Mtn Bike, Hiking;
Entrance &
Camping Fees
Cortez
Dove Creek
Monticello
Moab
#11
Arches National Park
120 miles All day Car;
Light Hiking;
Entrance &
Camping Fees
Cortez
Dove Creek
Monticello
Moab
#12
Aztec National Monument;
Salmon Ruins;
Chimney Rock
270 miles RT All Day Car;
Entrance Fees
Cortez
Durango
Aztec
Farmington
Ignacio
#13
Durango & Silverton Railroad
45 miles to
Durango Train Station
Full Day Car; Train;
Ticket Purchase Required
Full Services
#14
Trail of the Ancients
114 miles RT 4-5 Days to see all attractions
leaving from Cortez
Car; Hiking;
Admission Fees
Full Services
#15
Canyons of the Ancients
10 miles to
Visitor Center
at Anasazi Heritage Center
1-2 Days Car; Walking;
Serious Hiking (Sand Canyon);
Some Admission Fees
Full Services
The Daytrips above are part of The Grand Circle, America's largest concentration of National Parks. Visit The Grand Circle website for more information.
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