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Information, Mesa Verde National Park
Explore Information in Mesa Verde National Park with grouped stops, trails, and related park places collected under the same planning theme.
Information Stops and Trip Ideas
Use this Information guide to compare the stops that belong together in Mesa Verde National Park, then decide which ones deserve map time or a saved trip stop.
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Basic Information
Operating HoursMesa Verde is open year-round, sunrise to sunset, here are some important details.
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Basic Information
AccessibilityRead on for some helpful tips about the accessibility of Mesa Verde National Park.
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Kid-Friendly OptionsThere are lots of activities, tours and hikes that are kid-friendly to keep kids busy at Mesa Verde National Park.
Learn About the Park
OverviewThe Puebloan people built their famous cliff dwellings in southwestern Colorado starting in about 550 A.D. and lived here for about 700 years before mysteriously abandoning their homes, never to return.
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Top EventsCheck in with these locations for current dates on some lecture series and Artist-in-Residence talks.
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HistoryCreated by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1906 and holds some of the worlds most compelling archeological gems, the cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan people.
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Trees and PlantsDiscover a variety of plants from pine and juniper across the mesa tops, to scattered prickly cactus and sagebrush along the dry canyon bottoms.
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WildlifeEnjoy an abundance of wildlife such as rabbits, lizards, bobcats and plenty of mule deer, all throughout the park.
