The Mancos Valley continues its 140-year tradition as a center of ranching at the edge of the San Juan Mountains and National Forest. The first white men to discover the Mesa Verde ruins rode there from their Mancos Valley ranch in search of stray cattle. Today this valley provides a peaceful surrounding for a town that retains the character of the Old West.

Stop at the Visitors’ Center and Pioneer Museum to learn more about the valley or plan a cowboy country vacation.