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Photogenic Places in Dolores

2 places · Ranked by scenic score

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Wide view across McPhee Reservoir with calm blue water curving between grassy shoreline points and low, scrubby hills. Snow-dusted mountains rise on the horizon beneath a bright sky dotted with small white clouds.
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Dolores, CO

McPhee Reservoir

McPhee Reservoir is the second-largest body of water in Colorado, impounded on the Dolores River with a surface area of 4,470 acres. The reservoir is surrounded by pinon-juniper woodlands and mesa terrain with views of the San Juan Mountains to the east. Several access points along the shoreline provide varied photographic perspectives.

golden hourspring · summer
Inside the Anasazi Heritage Center, a long red exhibit panel displays a row of Trail of the Ancients photos beneath a hanging banner, set against a rough tan stone wall. The dim interior lighting gives the museum display a warm, historic feel.
Photogenic
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Dolores, CO

Anasazi Heritage Center

The Anasazi Heritage Center is a federal museum and research facility housing over three million artifacts from Ancestral Puebloan sites in the Four Corners region. The grounds include the Dominguez and Escalante Pueblos, 12th-century archaeological sites accessible via a short interpretive trail. The elevated site offers views across McPhee Reservoir and the surrounding mesa landscape.

morningspring · summer