Mesa Verde

Moderate Colorado

Update: Pile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park Starting on February 17, 2026

To take advantage of favorable weather conditions, fire managers are planning to conduct a pile burn...

Feb 13, 2026

Pile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park

Fire managers are planning to conduct a pile burn in Mesa Verde National Park in February or March. ...

Feb 3, 2026

Overview

Mesa Verde National Park is located in Colorado and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

Expansive, overhead view of loop roads and campsites within a green valley surrounded by hills

Morefield Campground

Sites available

RestroomsShowersWater

Rock and timber building surrounded by yucca, brush, and trees.

Self-Guided Tours - Walking

Visit Mesa Verde's Historic Administrative District

Take a walk amid the early park structures that comprise the Historic Administrative District of Mes...

Winter, Spring

Four images that include housing styles from stone-masonry villages to wood and mud roofed shelters

Self-Guided Tours - Auto

Explore the Mesa Top Loop Road

The 6-mile (10 km) Mesa Top Loop takes you through 700 years of Ancestral Pueblo history. From remai...

45-60 MinutesWinter, Spring

Pinyon pines and junipers grow on the slopes of a sandstone canyon. Mountains rise in the distance.

Balcony House Parking Area

Cliff dwelling tours

The Balcony House Parking Area is where ranger-guided tours of Balcony House begin. Balcony House is a cliff dwelling wi...

Cliff canyon stretches out across the landscape. Junipers and pinyon pines dot the sandstone slopes.

Cliff Canyon Overlook

Cliff dwellings

Cliff Canyon Overlook affords a vast view of Cliff Canyon. The keen observer can pick out multiple cliff dwellings tucke...

A view down at an ancestral stone-masonry village in a sandstone alcove surrounded by trees

Cliff Palace Loop Road

Scenic Drive

Cliff Palace Loop Road is a 6-mile (10-km) drive with overlooks of various cliff dwellings and access to ranger-guided t...

Looking down at a large, ancient, multi-storied stone-masonry village

Cliff Palace Overlook

Cliff dwelling

Cliff Palace Overlook is a magnificent view point for Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in the park. With at leas...

Visitors look across a canyon at a stone-built village under a sandstone rock overhang.

Cliff Palace View