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, ...

Storms have shut down park for at least eight days this winter The recent winter storm shut down Mesa Verde National Park for three days. The park has been closed Feb. 14-16 because of significant ...

Mesa Verde National Park spreads over 52,485 acres of high plateau and rugged canyons on the southwest edge of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The park preserves nearly 600 ancient cliff dwellings and ...

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 ...

Travelers arriving at Mesa Verde on Wednesday morning learned that the federal shutdown had closed most of the park, leaving only the main road, overnight lodgings and a few trails accessible. As of ...

Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral Pueblo people. Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its ...

Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park is being recognized for what can only be seen in the dark. It was recently named another International Dark Sky Park for the exceptional quality of its star-filled ...

(CBS4) - Authorities say personal items accompanying human remains found Thursday in Mesa Verde National Park allow them to tentatively identify the bones as those of a man who went missing there in ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colorado ” Mesa Verde National Park in the southwestern corner of the state is bigger by nearly a half square mile. The $1.6 million acquisition of the 324-acre Henneman ...

The iconic cliff dwellings aren't the only nighttime attractions at Mesa Verde National Park. Photo courtesy of Mesa Verde County The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CORTEZ — The Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for preserving ancient cultural sites, has been designated the 100th International Dark Sky Park, ...