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Mesa Verde National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
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MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK IS OPEN DAILY, YEAR-ROUND. Click on one of the following links to learn what is available at that time. (To get the Free Adobe Reader, which is required to read the pdf files, .) •January 1 to February 28, 2009 (pdf) •March 1 to April 4, 2009 (pdf) •April 5 to May 23, 2009 (pdf) •May 24 to September 7, 2009 (pdf)
•September 8 to October 17, 2009 (pdf) •October 18 to November 7, 2009 (pdf) • (pdf)
•Interpretive Program Schedule Summary, 2009 (pdf)
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Winter Season 2009-2010 Update
The Cliff Palace Loop Road will be closed to vehicular traffic on December 1st, 2009 (unless snowstorms result in an earlier closure). The Cliff Palace Loop Road is not plowed in the winter, building a base for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing opportunities. If you would like to cross-country ski, snowshoe, or hike this six mile (10 km) loop road, park just outside the locked gate, but do not block the gate. Highlights include Cliff Palace and Soda Canyon Overlooks (view of Balcony House).
Open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
For more information on what is available in the park this winter season, see the
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Visitor Guide
The park visitor guides and trip planner may be downloaded.
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Mesa Verde Museum Association
publishes guide booklets, scientific monographs and is a major source for park library publications.
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ARAMARK/Mesa Verde Company
for camping, lodging, and dining information
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Did You Know?
On a snowy December day in 1888, while ranchers Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason searched Mesa Verde’s canyons for stray cattle, they unexpectedly came upon Cliff Palace for the first time. The following year, the Wetherill brothers and Mason explored an additional 182 cliff dwellings.
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Last Updated: November 17, 2009 at 16:39 EST |
