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Mesa Verde National Park
Nearby Attractions to Visit

The following links will help you find other things to see and do near Mesa Verde National Park.

Cortez, Colorado
(www.cortezchamber.com)

Dolores, Colorado
(www.doloreschamber.com)

Durango, Colorado
(www.durango.org)

Mancos, Colorado
(www.mancosvalley.com)

Mesa Verde Country®
(www.swcolo.org)

National Park Sites in the Southwest

 

 


 

Photograph of Cliff Palace, 1895 - 1900 by WH Jackson  

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.

Last Updated: July 27, 2007 at 16:13 EST