Little has changed since 600 AD, when Ancestral Puebloans thrived in this mysterious collection of cliff dwellings. Explore everything from simple, one-room berths to villages of more than 200 adobe buildings. Along with ancient petroglyphs, the kivas help tell the story of the Anasazi people. Mesa Verde has been designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations. Services are available year-round at Far View Lodge and Morefield Campground are available April through October.
Fees vary for commercial vans and tour buses.
Guided tours help you unlock the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans. Experience the world of those early Mesa Verdeans with Park-Service trained guides. Explore how they used this high desert environment for food, shelter, tools and medicine. Learn how social and religious structures developed into ways of life still followed by contemporary Puebloan peoples across the Southwest. The morning tour examines why a nomadic people chose to settle in this unique cliff environment.