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A land full of history — from ancient times to the Wild West — Mesa Verde is packed with stories waiting to be told amid spectacular Southwest scenery.

Land of Ancients: Mesa Verde National Park

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Find out more about <a href="https://www.nps.gov/meve/getinvolved/volunteer.htm">Mesa Verde National Park’s Volunteer in the Park Program</a>.

How to Give Back to These Special Places

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With 40 rooms, Balcony House is considered a medium size cliff dwelling. Only 10 sites in the park have more. Evidence of how room and passageway construction in the alcove evolved through time can easily be seen in Balcony House. Today, the tunnel, passageways, and mod

Balcony House at Mesa Verde National Park

Patio Dining at its best! Stop at Spruce Tree Terrace Café, located in the heart of Mesa Verde National Park, for favorite American classics and Southwest specialties.

Spruce Tree Terrace Cafe

The museum displays dioramas illustrating Ancestral Puebloan life. There are also many exhibits of prehistoric artifacts, a chronology of Ancestral Puebloan culture, and other items related to the park.

Mesa Verde Museum

Mesa Verde Metate Room Restaurant received "Award of Culinary Excellence" from the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association in the area of sustainable cuisine. Colorful Native American artwork surrounds as you enjoy our award winning, contemporary menu.

Metate Room

Programs will include Native American music and flute-playing, art, and other opportunities for in-depth appreciation of Southwestern cultures.

Cortez Cultural Center

Mesa Verde vacation in the heart of southwest Colorado. Private, secluded, elegant lakeside cabins, fishing, gear, boats on private lake. Kitchens, wonderful bedding, fireplaces, art, fresh bouquets, libraries, spa products, gardens, streams, woods, views, birding.

Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center

Grab fresh-brewed coffee, smoothies, specialty frozen-espresso drinks and breakfast burritos.

Fahrenheit Coffee Roasters

Facilitated by a vibrant community of more than 150 artists, the growing downtown <a href="http://www.mancoscreativedistrict.com/">Mancos Creative District</a> has eight galleries, a historic opera house and countless locally owned businesses.

Mancos Creative District

Mancos Brewing Company provides great beer in a relaxed setting . Come in and sit down, order a beer (or a glass of wine) and a bite of food.  We also offer a rotating selection of bottled beer for purchase, to drink on site or take home. We aim to be a true public house - a place to meet a friend, or make a new one - a place to gather together for any and all reason.

Mancos Brewing Company

Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum contains a 3.5 million-item research collection. Exhibits interpret the history and culture of the Four Corners region including Ancestral Puebloans; historic Pueblo, Ute and Navajo Native Americans; and Anglo settlers.

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center and Museum, BLM

Every community should have a comfortable place to hang out with somebody!

Dolores River Brewery

A winery located in Cortez, CO making fruit wines and meads. The view is great. Come take a break, have a glass of wine, and take a bottle home with you. You know you want to.

Yellow Car Country Wines

Located off Highway 160 in scenic Southwest Colorado. Take in the sweeping views of La Plata, the Blue Mountains, and Mesa Verde Ridge from your room. Our 100% non-smoking hotel is just minutes from Four Corners and other attractions.