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Mesa Verde National Park
Badger House Community

On Wetherill Mesa (map), Self-Guided, No Fee Required

 
Badger House Pueblo Room Block
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Badger House pueblo room block
 
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Early pithouse (semi-subterranean home) with antechamber in the foreground.  A.D. 650.
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Early pithouse (semi-subterranean home) with antechamber in the foreground. A.D. 650.

The Badger House Community consists of several sites dating from about A.D. 650 to the late 1200s. There are four sites along a paved and gravel walking trail: Modified Basketmaker Pithouse, Developmental Pueblo village, Badger House, and Two Raven House.

Allow approximately 45 minutes to complete the trail. A tram stop is available at trail’s end to take visitors back to the parking area. The tram will take visitors to the overlooks of Kodak House and Long House before returning to the main parking area.

Cliff Palace  

Did You Know?
Since 1996, 230 of the 600 cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park have received Condition Assessment.
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Last Updated: July 26, 2007 at 17:49 EST