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Cortez, CO

The list of activities for visitors to Cortez, Colorado and the surrounding area is endless. Cortez's beautiful location, nestled between the mountains and desert, offers a wide variety of outdoor activities.   The cultural diversity of the area will give visitors an opportunity to learn about ancient inhabitants of the area, as well as current residents. Mesa Verde Country Tourism is a great starting point for planning your trip.  While in the area, visit the Colorado Welcome Center to get all the information you will need for a great adventure. The Parks and Recreation Department has several facilities for the use of the community and visitors. Our parks offer a wide range of recreational opportunities, including picnic spots and sports fields.  The Conquistador Golf Course is a championship 18-hole golf course with sand traps, water hazards, practice driving range and putting green. The Cortez Municipal Aquatics Complex is open to the public seven days a week during the summer months for your enjoyment. The Cortez Recreation Center offers fun for everyone! It features pools, climbing walls, and numerous amenities.
Cortez News - May 21
  • Ancient history gets new digs
    No more artifacts moldering in the x201cTin Shed.x201d No more storing archives in nooks and crannies. No more driving a long, narrow, winding road to learn what Mesa Verde National Park has to offer. After decades of fundraising and lobbying, and five months after a x201csoftx201d opening, the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research...
  • Bow WOW! Not as easy as it looks!
    Organizers of the Durango Kennel Club Dog Show, held over the weekend at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, reported low attendance this year.But a good time was still had by attendees and their canine stars.x201cIt is a real chance to see rare breeds that you only see in magazines,x201d said Kristen Corbitt, an event...
  • Victim rights bench
  • Beulah Fay Shepperd
    Funeral services for lifelong area resident Beulah Fay Shepperd are pending with Ertel Funeral Home.Beulah was born Oct. 11, 1916, in Lewis, Colo., the daughter of James Monroe and Nancy Jane Ledford Uptain. She passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 96.For further information please call...
  • Weldon E. Richardson
    Weldon E. Richardson, former resident of Cortez, passed from this life on May 16, 2013, at the age of 94.He was born on Dec. 13, 1918, in east Texas. Very shortly thereafter, his family relocated to west Texas, where he was raised on a farm. On his twenty-first birthday, he married Frances M. Jones. He and Frances lived in Texas and...