Mesa Verde National Park
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Road Construction
Road work will begin on the first four miles of the Main Park Road during the week of September 20 - 26. Expect delays up to 15 minutes. Far View Sites and Cedar Tree Tower are closed for road improvements. Wetherill Mesa Road has compacted gravel for 30 feet; motorcycles should take extra caution on this road.
Hours
Mesa Verde National Park Hours
| Every day | All Day |
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The park is open daily except for emergency conditions. The Visitor & Research Center and Mesa Verde Museum are open all year but closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Ancestral sites, picnic areas, and trails are open 8 am to sunset. Some park areas including Wetherill Mesa, campground, and other visitor services are closed during winter.
Cliff dwelling tours are mid-May through late October. Reservations are required and available 14 days in advance of tour date online at www.recreation.gov.
Visitor centers
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center
| Every day | 8:30AM - 4:00PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (Closed) (closed)
Open daily 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, year-round except closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center
Mesa Verde Museum
Mesa Verde Museum
| Every day | 8:30AM - 4:30PM |
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Coming up:
- Oct 22 – Dec 13: Fall Hours
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (Closed) (closed)
The Mesa Verde Museum is one of the oldest in the National Park Service. Constructed between 1922-25, it replaced a log cabin that had exhibited cultural objects since 1917.
The Museum is built of Cliff House Sandstone, the same stone used by the Ancestral Pueblo people to construct nearby Spruce Tree House and other cliff dwellings, in an architectural style known as Modified Pueblo Revival, which was inspired by the architecture of Mesa Verde's descendant communities.
About this park
For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 27 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth.