Far View Lodge
Perched on a mesa- top 15 miles inside the park entrance, this tasteful Pueblo-style lodge has 150 rooms...
Perched on a mesa- top 15 miles inside the park entrance, this tasteful Pueblo-style lodge has 150 rooms...
Deluxe campers will dig the big canvas tents kitted out with two cots and a lantern. The park's camping option, located 4 miles from the entrance gate, also has 445 regular tent sites on grassy grounds conveniently located near Morefield Village.
The only campground in town not right next to a highway or dedicated to RVs.
A welcoming Western-ranch home with knotty pine walls, quilted beds, cathedral ceilings and a stone fireplace. The Navajo-speaking host offers a wealth of local knowledge, and guests enjoy long views of the snowy La Plata range.
With two swimming pools, this is a good choice for families (kids stay free, and the restaurant has a kids' menu). Rooms here are spacious, and bigger families can grab a two-room suite.
Peggy and Lee, artist and T'ai Chi master, have crafted a setting that inspires and helps you to slow down. Way down, to the pace of the largemouth bass in their pond.
Hipper than most independent motels, this place has shiny lamps, solid wooden furniture and a play area out front for the kids. Best of all, you can shoot pool while waiting for your whites to dry at the laundry room billiards table.
Friendly hosts welcome you at this clean, good-value place. It feels more personable than the average motel with unique Native American art on the walls and a pool out front.
This place is not as cozy as the Enchanted Mes Motel, but it is in town and it does have a hot tub.
This establishmnet is run by tthe Ute tribe, and is located near the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation.
Traveling with horse? Stop for the night at Echo Basin Ranch, an affordable unnstructured dude ranch. The A-frame cabin accommodation is very cool (as long as you don't mind rustic, and by that we mean basic).
If you want to camp, you can find out about nearby sites in the San Juan National Forest from the USFS Dolores Ranger Station.
Has pleasant though overpriced sites, 1.5 miles east of town.
At the east end of town, it has small but clean rooms, as well as cabins. Some rooms have kitchenettes and the courtyard features a pleasant little wooden deck overlooking the Dolores River. The motel also takes RVs.
Norman Rockwell prints and an old-world front desk beckon guests at this National Historic Landmark which is by far the best sleeping option in town. A cozy library and small, antique-filled guest rooms add to the cluttery charm.
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