Conejos County, Colorado Public Records

Conejos County is located in the southwestern corner of Colorado and is part of the San Luis Valley. It is the eighth-least populous of the 64 counties in the state. The county seat is the town of Conejos.

The county government is composed of a three-member Board of County Commissioners, elected at-large to four-year terms, a County Clerk and Recorder, a County Treasurer, a County Assessor, a County Sheriff, and a County Coroner.

The county is home to the Conejos Peak Wilderness, the largest wilderness area in Colorado. It is also home to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

The county has a total area of 1,541 square miles, of which 1,539 square miles is land and 2.3 square miles is water.

Conejos county Colorado courts handle felony cases, civil cases less than 15,000 dollars, traffic violations, infractions, misdemeanors, small claims and orders of protection. Conejos district courts preside over civil trials of $15,000 and above, criminal, probate, juvenile, domestic relations, mental health cases and appeals from county courts.