Flores was born in Vivian in Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana and grew up in nearby Rodessa.
"[10] For his Coyote America, Publishers Weekly commended "Flores’s mix of edification and entertainment" as "a welcome antidote to a creature so often viewed with fear.
"[11] While Thomas Andrews acknowledges “Flores’s longstanding expertise in the environmental history of the American West” and commends his “boundless respect, thoughtfulness, and good humor” in writing Coyote America.
"Engaging and provocative," "personal, passionate, and scholarly,"[14] Flores' work draws broad praise, including from author William deBuys, who calls Horizontal Yellow "one of the best books about place you'll ever read.".
[15] Dan Flores' archives, research papers, and extensive photographs are housed in the Conservation Collection of the Western History and Genealogy Division of the Denver Public Library.