All Mesa Verde places
48 places
1Cliff PalaceA 150-room cliff dwelling, seen from above or entered by ladder.
2Balcony HouseClimb into a cliff dwelling through ladders and a tight tunnel.
3Long HouseA cliff village of more than 150 rooms, explored with a ranger.
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research CenterSee pottery and farming exhibits before driving deeper into the park.
4Spruce Tree House OverlookA remarkably intact cliff dwelling tucked under a natural sandstone alcove.
5Square Tower House OverlookA four-story cliff dwelling, seen from an easy roadside overlook.
6Mesa Verde MuseumA 1920s museum built from the same sandstone as the cliff dwellings.
7Park PointA brief, steep climb opens a Four Corners panorama.
8Sun TempleA rare D-shaped structure, with Cliff Palace across the canyon.
9Step HouseTwo eras of Ancestral Pueblo life share one sandstone alcove.
10Far View Community SitesSix mesa-top sites reveal the village beyond the cliff dwellings.
11Sun Point ViewLook past Cliff Palace to see the whole canyon neighborhood.
12Badger House CommunityFour village sites reveal ancestral Pueblo life on the mesa.
13Mug HouseAn Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwelling reached only on a ranger-led tour.
14Cedar Tree TowerAn unusual tower-and-kiva stop beside Mesa Verde's ancient terraces.
15Montezuma OverlookA broad valley view with a short Knife Edge road story.
16Mancos OverlookA quick roadside panorama across Mancos Valley.
17Geologic OverlookA short uphill walk makes the mesa’s rock layers easier to read.
18Point LookoutA 2.2-mile climb earns big valley-and-mountain views.
19Cliff Canyon OverlookPick out cliff dwellings across a broad canyon panorama.
20Long House OverlookA two-mile walk to see Long House across the canyon.
21House of Many Windows OverlookA 15-room cliff dwelling, perched on a ten-foot-wide ledge.
22Oak Tree House OverlookA quick canyon-side look at a 60-room Ancestral Pueblo village.
23Hemenway House OverlookA distant cliff dwelling tucked into a Soda Canyon alcove.
24Soda Canyon OverlooksThree canyon-rim views and Mesa Verde’s only untoured Balcony House view
25Fire Temple and New Fire House OverlookTwo cliffside sites share a canyon view; Fire Temple has a plaza.
26Navajo Canyon ViewA quick paved pause over a broad, sandstone canyon.
27PithouseAn excavated early home with a floor plan you can read.
28Mesa Top SitesSee three villages layered into a single archaeological stop.
29Sun Point PuebloThirty rooms, a kiva, and a village life measured in ten years.
Far View LodgeAn in-park base with balcony views and less driving to mesa sites.
30Pithouses and Early Pueblo VillagesA quick stop tracing the shift from pit houses to stone villages.
31Kodak House OverlookA long, exposed walk pays off with Kodak House across the canyon.
32Nordenskiöld Site #16 OverlookA two-mile walk to a view of a 50-room cliff dwelling.
Metate RoomA full-service dinner stop with broad Mesa Verde views.
Far View Terrace CafeCoffee, a meal and a shop near Far View Lodge.
Spruce Tree Terrace CaféA canyon-view patio makes lunch an easy break between sights.
Roadside Fry Bread StandFry bread makes this a tasty bonus on your Mesa Verde drive.
33Wetherill Mesa PavilionWetherill’s road-end hub for trail starts and seasonal snacks.
Morefield CampgroundCamp inside Mesa Verde, four miles beyond the entrance.
Morefield Gas StationYear-round gasoline about four miles beyond the entrance.
Morefield Campground StoreA quick camp check-in and a fix for the forgotten essential.
Knife Edge CaféSave a summer morning for all-you-can-eat pancakes.
Far View LoungePub bites and cocktails come with a wide terrace view.
34Morefield Campground AmphitheaterRanger talks here carry on an evening tradition from 1907.
Chapin Mesa Picnic AreaA handy lunch break near Spruce Tree Terrace.
Mesa Verde National Park Entrance StationGet a paper map before the long, winding mesa road.
35Chapin Mesa AmphitheaterA 1938 sandstone campfire circle above Spruce Canyon
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Mesa Verde Tour Guide
Mesa Verde, narrated.
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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“You're coming up on Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in the park. Make this stop even if you don't have a tour ticket: the overlook takes in the whole settlement beneath its sandstone roof.”
Plays as you drive up to Cliff Palace in the Parkwolf Mesa Verde Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Sun Temple
- Soda Canyon Overlooks
- Cliff Canyon and House of Many Windows
- Fire Temple and Oak Tree House Overlooks
- 43 audio storiesacross Mesa Verde’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Black Bear, Mule Deer, Golden Eagle, and 13 more
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