Dolores Canyons national monument proposal faces local pushback

Denver, CO - May 22, 2017 ... — Scott Braden, left, and Luke Schafer unload a boat and set up camp on the second day of a three-day float trip on the Dolores River through Slick Rock Canyon, which is part of the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area, on May 22, 2017. (Photo by Lindsay Pierce/The Denver Post)

By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: June 16, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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The swath of rugged land along Colorado's western border is one of the state's last, best wild places. But disagreements over how to protect the swath of land have created rifts between locals and advocates.

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One of Colorado’s least-visited canyonlands could become a national monument — but would that lead to overcrowding?

Opponents of the proposal worry Dolores River area could be overrun by tourists and trash

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