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, ...

Fire managers plan to conduct a pile burn in Mesa Verde National Park in February or March, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions, according to a news release from Mesa Verde National ...

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 in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral ...

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 ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) - The designation of the 100th International Dark Sky Park now belongs to Mesa Verde National Park, west of Durango. The National Park Service and the ...

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.

The rush of visitors who lined up at Mesa Verde National Park on Wednesday morning thinned by Thursday, a day after the park’s partial closure and the federal government shutdown. By midmorning ...

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, ...

(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 ...