“I studied these peoples, the ancestral Puebloans,” the former Fairfax resident said of her decision to work in southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. Besides this $3-per-person tour, the park ...

One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them. In a free audio tour visitors can download, park ...

The structures were built by the Ancestral Pueblo people over 700 years ago. The park also has plentiful opportunities to hike, embark on scenic drives, and watch the night sky. In southwest Colorado, ...

Ute Mountain Tribal Park guide Beverly Lehi-Yazzie, third from front, leads a group of visitors to a display of pottery and ...

A shift away from non-Native voices can be heard during an audio tour and a visitors’ center film at the park.

Mesa Verde National Park will restart its hallmark cliff dwelling tours that were suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic. Tours will resume to the popular Cliff Palace and Long House sites.

Mesa Verde National Park, which has been a pretty dark place since the ancient Pueblo people left their cliff dwellings in the 13th century, is bidding to be designated an International Dark Sky Park ...

An inconspicuous free-standing arch that spans the famous Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park is secured by 60-year-old bolts and is threatening to collapse. Plans are being ...

In December 1888, Colorado cowboys discovered a remarkable archaeological site at Mesa Verde, revealing a silent city of stone built by a peaceful Indian civilization centuries before Columbus. This ...

Check out the 48-hour guides to Colorado’s other national parks here: Rocky Mountain National Park Great Sand Dunes Black Canyon of the Gunnison While the other three national parks all focus on ...