While landscapes and wildlife usually come to mind when thinking about units of the National Park System, there are national ...

A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado at an altitude of more than 2,600 m.

Go back in time at Mesa Verde National Park. The park protects nearly ... The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams.

Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for some strenuous climbing if you plan to visit the cliff dwellings. Binoculars are useful for enhancing views across the canyon. Mesa Verde National Park is ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff ... National Parks Report Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks New report details dangers of development near park lands Read more ...

While Mesa Verde is undoubtedly the most iconic example of Native American ruins in Colorado, the Painted Hand Pueblo is ...

I love the diversity of our National Parks. Some parks draw visitors because of their exquisite natural beauty. Mesa Verde National Park’s draws aren’t towering waterfalls or prime wildlife ...

Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its official creation in 1906, or even the erection of its most famous cliff dwellings. This national park boasts thousands of years of ...

Further exploration led to the discovery of the largest concentration of cliff dwellings ever ... they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied.

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 ...