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, ...

Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park was recently named an International Dark Sky Park for the exceptional quality of its star-filled night. It's already been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The International Dark Sky Park is ready for the planetary pyrotechnics, which will pass directly over the Four Corners region on October 14. Mesa Verde expects the celestial showcase to draw hundreds ...

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 ...