Yucca House National Monument • Colorado

Cattails with mesa in background.

View of Mesa Verde landform

Masonry walls seen through shrubbery

Close up view of an ancient wall at Yucca House

View of ancient wall in the center of agricultural land surrounding it.

Yucca House National Monument preserves a large unexcavated pueblo with a stunning setting in Montezuma Valley, nestled between Mesa Verde and Ute Mountain. Since Yucca House was protected as a national monument in 1919, it has remained largely untouched, offering intrepid visitors a sense of discovery and preserving the pueblo's beauty and integrity for future generations.

Cattails define marshy locations watered by springs.
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View of Mesa Verde above from Yucca House in the valley below.
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Ancient walls of Yucca House still standing today.
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View of an Ancestral Puebloan wall still standing at Yucca House.
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The Yucca House archeological site is surrounded by agricultural land today.
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Desert shrubs cover ancient rubble mounds and a partial rebuilt stone wall with ranch land behind

Learn the basic visiting information how to get there, and what to expect.

Remains of ancient stone wall with yellow wildflowers and other desert shrub around it

Yucca House Visitor Guide

Download the Yucca House Visitor Guide before your visit or to learn more about this ancient community.

View of archeological site with neighboring farms in the background

Directions to Yucca House

You will be driving dirt roads and through private land to Yucca House. Follow directions carefully, and be respectful of private property.

Shrubs, trees and wildflowers cover the uneven, desert rocky terrain. A man walks by cedar tree

Protect Yourself

This is a naturally wild, rocky and overgrown landscape with cacti, snakes, ants, dust, and summer heat. Be alert and plan.

Last updated: January 9, 2026

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

PO Box 8
Mesa Verde, CO 81330

Phone:

970-529-4465

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