Notable fort · Las Animas, Colorado
Dolores Mission
Dolores Mission is a fort in Las Animas, Colorado.
Dolores Mission: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Dolores Mission
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Dolores Mission — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.63650, -103.58557. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dolores Mission
- Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~3 km · Must-see
- Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~47 km · Must-see
- Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~59 km · Must-see
- Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
- Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~75 km · Must-see
- David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~19 km
- Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~46 km
- First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~47 km
- Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~48 km
- The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~49 km
- Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~55 km
- The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~57 km
- Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~58 km
- Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~58 km
- Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~59 km
- Holbrook Dam · lake · Otero · ~59 km
- Church Of Christ · church · Las Animas · ~60 km
Other forts & heritage near Dolores Mission
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~59 km · Must-see
- Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~79 km · Must-see
- Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~118 km · Must-see
- Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~143 km · Must-see
- David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~19 km
- The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~49 km
- Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~58 km
- Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~59 km
- Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~67 km
- Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~67 km
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Frequently asked
Is Dolores Mission open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Dolores Mission yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Dolores Mission?
October to February; carry water in summer. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Dolores Mission?
Nearby: Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks (attraction, 3 km), Koshare Museum & Trading Post (museum, 47 km), Comanche National Grassland (sanctuary, 51 km), Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (fort, 59 km), Aguaje Canyon (viewpoint, 59 km), Mesa de Maya (viewpoint, 75 km).
Is Dolores Mission worth visiting?
Dolores Mission is listed as a notable fort in Colorado on Spotwander.