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 ...

A 23-acre blaze that broke out Friday in Mesa Verde National Park, southwest of Chapin Mesa and Long Mesa, has not gained any ground and is expected to be fully contained by Sunday evening. The fire ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) - Like other places as of late in Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is "seeing a growing number of instances of intentional damage." The park posted several ...

Located in Southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is one of the most incredible National Parks in the US and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is known for its Puebloan architectural sites, ...

Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde National Park. Editor's note: This story is part of a long term reporting project from CPR News that explores how climate change is affecting Colorado, what's being ...

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 ...

Aug. 10 (UPI) --Sometime in the late 13th century, the Ancestral Puebloans of Colorado's Mesa Verde abandoned their homes, ending roughly 700 years of continuous human occupation. Until now, the ...

Ute Mountain Tribal Park guide Beverly Lehi-Yazzie, third from front, leads a group of visitors to a display of pottery and ...

Square Tower House at Mesa Verde National Park Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user BenFrantzDale Everyone knows what to see at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado: the cliff ...