Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its official creation in 1906, or even the erection of its most famous ...

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...

Seeking greater protection of the ruins, they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied. News of the Wetherills' discoveries at Mesa Verde attracted an ...

Luminarias light Spruce Tree House, an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight ...

The allure of this park is not only the remarkable ruins, but also the mystery of the people who inhabited them. This is a photo of me climbing the ladder up to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde N.P. in ...

In September 2024 alone, 617,209 visitors entered RMNP, a data point that is 343,472 people higher than the total visitation ...