[Entering Saguache County on US-285. Photo: Jeffrey Beall] Saguache County covers a total area of 3,170 square miles with just two people per square mile. The population was 6,108 at the 2010 census. The largest town is Center, but the county seat is Saguache, derived from the Ute language term for “sand dune.”
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and Gunnison National Forest are two of the numerous protected forests and wilderness areas Saguache County residents have access to.
Visit the Saguache County Government website.
Saguache County map.
County Towns
Adjacent Counties
- Alamosa – south
- Chaffee – north
- Custer – east
- Fremont – northeast
- Gunnison – northwest
- Hinsdale – southwest
- Huerfano – southeast
- Mineral – southwest
- Rio Grande – south
Ghost Towns
Saguache County Courthouse in Saguache.
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