Sights & Attractions in Mesa Verde National Park

Things to Do in Mesa Verde National Park

Name	Category	Location

Mesa Verde: Legacy of Stone and Spirit This 25-minute orientation film is shown daily, every half hour...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

ARAMARK Tours If you want a well-rounded visit to the park's most popular sites...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

Badger House Community A self-guided walk takes you through a group of four mesa-top...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Balcony House The stonework of this 40-room cliff dwelling, which housed about...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Cedar Tree Tower A self-guided tour takes you to, but not through, a tower and...	Archaeological Sites	Mesa Verde National Park


Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum This is an excellent first stop for an introduction to Ancestral...	Museums / Galleries	Mesa Verde National Park

Cliff Palace This was the first major Mesa Verde dwelling seen by cowboys...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Evening Ranger Campfire Program Every night in summer, a park ranger presents a different 45...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

Far View Sites Complex This was probably one of the most densely populated areas in...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Far View Sites Walk A one-hour, ranger-led walk through the mesa top sites in the...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

Far View Visitor Center You can't miss this cylindrical brick building on the east side...	Information Centers	Mesa Verde National Park

Junior Ranger Program Children ages 4 through 12 can earn a certificate and badge for...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

Kodak House Overlook Get an impressive view into the 60-room Kodak House and its several...	Viewpoints	Mesa Verde National Park

Long House This Wetherill Mesa cliff dwelling is the second largest in Mesa...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Top Loop Road This 6-mi drive skirts the scenic rim of Chapin Mesa and takes...	Scenic Drives	Mesa Verde National Park

Navajo Canyon Overlook Interpretive panels at this viewpoint explain how the geology...	Viewpoints	Mesa Verde National Park

Park Entrance Road The main park road, also known as SH 10, leads you from the entrance...	Scenic Drives	Mesa Verde National Park

Park Headquarters Loop Picnic Area This is the nicest and largest picnic area in the park. It has...	Restaurants	Mesa Verde National Park

Pithouses and Early Pueblo Villages Three dwellings, built on top of each other from 700 to 950...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Ranger-Led Tours The cliff dwellings known as Balcony House, Cliff Palace, and...	Tours	Mesa Verde National Park

Soda Canyon Overlook Get your best view of Balcony House here. You can also read interpretive...	Viewpoints	Mesa Verde National Park

Spruce Tree House This 138-room complex is the best-preserved site in the park...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Step House So named because of a crumbling prehistoric stairway leading...	Native American Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Sun Point Overlook You can see 12 different dwellings from this overlook on the...	Viewpoints	Mesa Verde National Park

Sun Temple Although researchers assume it was probably a ceremonial structure...	Religious Sites	Mesa Verde National Park

Wetherill Mesa Picnic Area Ten tables placed under lush shade trees, along with drinking...	Restaurants	Mesa Verde National Park

Wetherill Mesa Road This 12-mi mountain road, stretching from the Far View Visitor...	Scenic Drives	Mesa Verde National Park
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