• View of Spruce Tree House from overlook

    Mesa Verde

    National Park Colorado

Brochures and Publications

Below are some helpful publications for planning a visit to Mesa Verde National Park. (To get the Free Adobe Reader, which is required to read the pdf files, click here.)


Visitor Guides

Summer/Fall 2013 Visitor Guide, (May 24 to November 2, 2013)
11 1/4" x 13 3/4" newspaper format, (pdf, 1.5 mb)

Spring 2013 Visitor Guide, (March 9 to May 23, 2013)
8 1/2 " x 14" (pdf, 445 kb)

Winter 2012-2013 Visitor Guide, (Nov. 11, 2012 to March 8, 2013)
8 1/2" x 14" (pdf, 305 kb)



Trip Planner

Mesa Verde Trip Planner,
Newspaper Format (pdf, 358 kb)

  • Mesa Verde Museum Association Mesa Verde Museum Association

    publishes guide booklets, scientific monographs and is a major source for park library publications. Read More

  • Maps Maps

    links to Mesa Verde National Park maps Read More

  • Can't Decide What To Do While At Mesa Verde? Can't Decide What To Do While At Mesa Verde?

    Here are some suggestions for making the most of your time in the park. Read More

Did You Know?

Zia Corn Dance

Descendants of Mesa Verde Ancestral Puebloans include the Hopi in Arizona, and the 19 Rio Grande pueblos of New Mexico: Taos, Picuris, Sandia, Isleta, San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Nambe, Tesuque, Jemez, Cochiti, Pojoaque, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Zia, Laguna, Acoma, and Zuni.