Mesa Verde National Park - Visiting Cliff Dwellings (U.S. National Park Service)

There are a number of cliff dwellings that can be toured during your visit to Mesa Verde National Park. Most of these can only be visited by taking a ranger-guided tour. Two are open seasonally on a self-guided basis. See the chart below for details.

CLIFF DWELLING	GUIDED ONLY	SELF-GUIDED ONLY
Cliff Palace	Early April to Early November	N/A
Balcony House	Late April to Early October	N/A
Spruce Tree House	Early November to Early March	Early March to Early November
Long House	Memorial Day to Labor Day	N/A
Step House	N/A	Memorial Day to Labor Day

Tickets for guided-tours must be purchased in person at the Far View Visitor Center.* Both guided and self-guided tours are strenuous. For more information on these tours, or to see a park schedule, please use the links at right.

* After the Far View Visitor Center closes in October, Cliff Palace tour tickets must be purchased at the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum.