Mesa Verde sighting maps
36 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
160 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
14 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
54 sightingsWild HorseEquus caballusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
24 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
37 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
84 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
69 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–8 PMSighting map
25 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
18 sightingsMagpiePica hudsoniaMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
130 sightingsScrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseiiMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
35 sightingsWestern BluebirdSialia mexicanaMost seen 7–11 AM & 5 PMSighting map
56 sightingsMountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsGrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
82 sightingsSpotted TowheePipilo maculatusMost seen 6–9 AM & 6 PMSighting map
64 sightingsGreen-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurusMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Mesa Verde. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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.
See the Mesa Verde audio tourRecorded for this place
Cliff Palace0:00 / 0:35
“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
- Works offlinemaps, 22 trails, 48 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

