Colorado.com Staff Writer

Ute Mountain Tribal Park: A Unique Destination

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Unlike at the nearby World Heritage Site of <a href="/national-parks/mesa-verde-national-park">Mesa Verde National Park</a>, you may only visit the <a href="/archaeological-sites/ute-mountain-ute-tribal-park">Ute Mountain Tribal Park</a> — in the <a href="/articles/discover-four-corners-region-things-do">Four Corners</a> area of Colorado — with a Ute guide. In this 125,000-acre tract of Ute tribal lands, you’ll find pottery shards and tools, Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, and petroglyphs and pictographs depicting ancient life. What you won’t find: running water fountains, paved trails or many visitors.
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<a href="http://www.utemountaintribalpark.info/">Ute Mountain Tribal Park</a>

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Ute Mountain Tribal Park