Repeatedly cited as one of the world’s top cultural attractions, Mesa Verde was home to the Ancestral Puebloans for more than 700 years. Many of the best-preserved dwellings were built high on cliff walls in alcoves, well-protected from the elements. Complete homes and entire villages have survived with many artifacts amazingly intact, providing visitors a unique and thought-provoking glimpse into America’s pre-European past. Self guided interpretive trails on the mesa’s surface, ranger-guided tours of some cliff dwellings, concessions-guided tours and lodging.

 Repeatedly cited as one of the world’s top cultural attractions, Mesa Verde was home to the Ancestral Puebloans for more than 700 years. Many of the best-preserved dwellings were built high on cliff walls in alcoves, well-protected from the elements. Complete homes and entire villages have survived with many artifacts amazingly intact, providing visitors a unique and thought-provoking glimpse into America’s pre-European past. Self guided interpretive trails on the mesa’s surface, ranger-guided tours of some cliff dwellings, concessions-guided tours and lodging.