- TripBuzz found 7 things to do with kids in or near Cortez, Colorado.
- From Canyon Trails Ranch Guided Horse Tours to Mesa Verde National Park, the Cortez area offers 24 different types of family activities, including: National & State Parks, River, Hobby Shops and Monuments.
- The city of Cortez is a small town located in southwest Colorado. The city is a popular tourist destination due to it's close proximity to many attractions including national parks, prehistoric sites and the Four Corners. Other points of interest include the city's many trail ways, golf and hot air balloon tours.
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Canyon Trails Ranch organizes guided horseback tours to the scenic attractions of Four Corners and McElmo Canyon. The trails weave through the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument offering views of multiple archeological sites. Waggons and buggies are available on request.
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Mesa Verde National Park is the largest archeological preserve in the country having multiple sites that contain preserved cliff dwelling and other remains of ancient residential structures built by the Ancestral Puebloan people.
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Hovenweep National Monument is a cluster of archeological ruins of villages which date back to the time of Ancient Peublo civilization as well as early cultures of hunter gatherers. The buildings here include the Square Tower, Hovenweep Castle and many other clusters of ruins.
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Dolores River Canyon, made of red sandstone, towers over a river by the same name. The area surrounding the canyon contains many marked trails which provide scenic hiking trips.
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The Cortez Quilt Company is a premier quilt shop that also sells and services BERNINA sewing machines. They also offer a wide range of sewing classes including a beginning quilting class.
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Colorado Welcome Center offers the visitors important information along with helpful suggestions and maps concerning the best places to visit while in Cortez. Tour tickets to Mesa Verde National Park can also be purchased here.
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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument encompass a number of archeological sites, most of which are Ancestral Puebloan ruins. The chief attraction here is the Lowry Pueblo which are the ruins of a prominent residential structure.
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Hovenweep National Monument contains six prehistoric villages built about a 1,000 years ago. The Square Tower Group is the largest and one of the oldest of these villages, and contains a large tower and up to 30 Puebloan ceremonial structures.
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San Juan National Forest encompasses two alpine wilderness areas located on the southern part of the San Juan Mountains and comprises of many scenic routes, alpine lakes, canyons and multiple archeological sites.
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303 W College Drive, Durango, CO 81301
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Mountain Waters Rafting is a local company offering family friendly and adventure whitewater rafting trips coupled with a variety of other outdoor activities such as ziplining, rock climbing, scenic rail rides and more.