Rico
This quaint mountain hamlet is tiny, but can seem bustling and trendy in the summer. You can cruise the neighborhood streets looking for seed feeders which might attract finches including rosy-finches in the winter; and in the summer, hummingbird feeders, which might attract Broad-tailed, Rufous and Calliope hummingbirds, the latter two in July and August. Swainson’s Thrush and Fox Sparrow breed in the willows right along the river in town. This is not a bad place to base yourself if you want to explore the out-of-the-way areas of eastern Dolores County.
Restrictions: Please respect private property.
County: Dolores
Directions: Rico is along CO 145 between Cortez and Telluride.
Alternate Directions: Rico is along CO 145, 36 miles north of Dolores, and 28 miles south of Telluride.
Habitat: Mixed Conifer Forest, Stream, Streamside Willow
Dates of Access: Open all year
Hours: Any
Ownership: Private/Municipal
Admission or Fees: Free
Parking: Mostly roadside
Lodging: Hotel in town
Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Viewing from car or side of unpaved roads
Delorme: 76 C1
ROC: 130 B2
Latitude: 37.6927729
Longitude: -108.0303502