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Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde, Spanish for "Green Table," is a huge plateau rising to 8,000 feet elevation above Montezuma Valley to the west and Mancos Valley to the east and south. Mesa Verde was designated a National Park in 1906 and was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1978. The park preserves and protects the cultural heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people, who occupied the area for over seven hundred years from approximately AD650 to 1300. The remarkable cliff dwellings and other archeological sites found in Mesa Verde are some of the most notable and best preserved prehistoric ruins in the United States. Mesa Verde National Park offers visitors an unparalleled look into the lives of an ancient Native American culture.
Location: Southwest Colorado, southeast of the town of Cortez Elevation: Chapin Mesa: 8,571 feet at Park View on entrance road to Chapin Mesa; Far View Visitor Center: 8,040 feet Wetherill Mesa: Over 7,200 feet Seasons: Park is open all year; Wetherill Mesa Rd. is open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day to Memorial Day weekend CHAPIN MESA: Spruce Tree House (guided or self tour) available all year Balcony House Tour available from April 29 to Oct 14, 2007 Cliff Palace Tour available from April 8 to Nov 10, 2007 WETHERILL MESA: Step House (self guided tour) available from approximately Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend Long House Tour available from approximately Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend Fee: Yes Events: May-Jun: Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts and Culture Festival Visitor Information: Park Headquarters: (970)529-5036 Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum: open all year Far View Visitor Center: open April 8 to Oct 13, 2007 Park Website: Weather: Map: |
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