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

Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado preserves the remarkable legacy of the Ancestral Pueblo people who thrived here for centuries. Known for its stunning cliff dwellings like Cliff Palace and Balcony ...

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 ...

Mesa Verde National Park’s draws aren’t ... year-old cliff dwellings that make up the United States’ largest archaeological ...

The allure of this park is not ... Resources near Mesa Verde National Park Resource Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park The serene, semi-arid landscape of the Four Corners ...

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

This summer, through a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and Mesa Verde National Park, visitors to the park can engage with hands-on education activities that will highlight the ...

48.25 x 60.25 x 2 in. (122.6 x 153 x 5.1 cm.) ...

In 1889, while searching for stray cattle in southwestern Colorado, rancher Richard ... they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied.

Go back in time at Mesa Verde National Park. The park protects nearly 5,000 archaeological sites, preserving the heritage of the ancestral Pueblo people. The Pueblo settled in the region about ...