Restaurant · Mesa Verde National Park
Pub bites and cocktails come with a wide terrace view.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Mesa Verde Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Mesa Verde National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Far View Lodge and Dining“You're nearing Far View Lodge, a seasonal hotel with private balconies overlooking mesa and canyon country.”
Plays as you drive up to Far View Lounge in the Parkwolf Mesa Verde Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Expect pub fare and shareable appetizers, with specialty cocktails, craft beer and wine. Give yourself time for a meal: waits can stretch, and opinions on the food vary.
The elevated terrace looks across Mesa Verde’s mesas and canyons. The outdoor tables put that wide park view right alongside your meal or drink, without adding a separate walk.
Wildlife
36 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
159 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
14 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around noonSighting map
53 sightingsWild HorseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
24 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
37 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Mesa Verde. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyGeologic Overlook Trail0.2 mi · 15 min · 1.4 mi awayTwo Mesa Verde geology viewpoints on a very short uphill walk.
EasyPark Point Overlook Trail0.4 mi · 30 min · 2.3 mi awaySteep paved climb to Four Corners views from Mesa Verde's high point.
EasyFarming Terrace Trail0.5 mi · 36 min · 4.2 mi awayA half-mile loop through 800-year-old farming terraces
ModerateStep House Trail1 mi · 1.3 hr · 4.9 mi awayA short, steep loop reveals two Ancestral Pueblo occupations.
ChallengingLong House Tour2.3 mi · 2.1 hr · 4.9 mi awayA strenuous ranger tour into a vast, 298-foot cliff dwelling.
ChallengingPrater Ridge Trail7.8 mi · 4 hr · 4.9 mi awayTwo loops open onto canyons on opposite sides of the ridge.
ModeratePrater Ridge North Loop Trail5.7 mi · 3.5 hr · 4.9 mi awayA steady climb opens to Montezuma Valley and San Juan views.
EasyKnife Edge Trail1.5 mi · 45 min · 4.9 mi awayA level old road, a wide sunset view over Montezuma Valley.
Restaurant · At the trailheadMetate RoomA full-service dinner stop with broad Mesa Verde views.
Lodging · At the trailheadFar View LodgeAn in-park base with balcony views and less driving to mesa sites.
Food · 0.4 mi awayFar View Terrace CafeCoffee, a meal and a shop near Far View Lodge.
Sight · 1.4 mi awayGeologic OverlookA short uphill walk makes the mesa’s rock layers easier to read.
Sight · 1.5 mi awayFar View Community SitesSix mesa-top sites reveal the village beyond the cliff dwellings.
Sight · 2.3 mi awayPark PointA brief, steep climb opens a Four Corners panorama.
Sight · 3.9 mi awayMontezuma OverlookA broad valley view with a short Knife Edge road story.
Sight · 4.2 mi awayCedar Tree TowerAn unusual tower-and-kiva stop beside Mesa Verde's ancient terraces.Parkwolf’s Mesa Verde ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
