Anasazi Heritage Center/Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
A unique part of the San Juan Field Office is the Anasazi Heritage Center located just west of Dolores. The Heritage Center is a museum of the Ancestral Puebloan (or Anasazi) culture and other cultures in the Four Corners region, in addition to serving as the headquarters for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
The museum features permanent exhibits, archaeological sites to visit, new and different special exhibits and events, traveling exhibits for loan, educational resources for teachers and a large research collection from the Dolores Archaeological Program and other archaeological projects.
The San Juan Public Lands Center is managed under a concept known as Service First. Service First is a partnership strategy to provide better customer service and be more cost effective in the delivery of those services to users of the public lands in southwest Colorado and the San Juan National Forest.
For the past several years, the San Juan National Forest and BLM lands in Southwestern Colorado have been under the direction of a single manager. In addition, scarce-skill employees are shared between agencies, BLM employees are duty stationed at the Dolores Ranger District office, and the public can purchase joint BLM-USFS firewood permits.
San Juan Public Lands Center
15 Burnett Court
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-4874
TDD: (970) 385-1257
FAX:(970) 385-1243
Mark Stiles, Center Manager/Forest Supervisor
Howard Sargent, Assistant CenterManager/Deputy Forest Supervisor
Office Hours are Monday-Friday from 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM.
Questions and comments are welcome. Please send them to Dee Lewis.