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Hiking
Mesa Verde offers several designated hiking trails. Backcountry hiking or overnight backpacking is not allowed, so as to protect the natural and archeological sites in the park.
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Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum
Archeological exhibits about the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans, with artifacts from the region and dioramas illustrating life in Mesa Verde centuries ago. A 25-minute orientation film is shown every half-hour.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is a United States National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the southwestern corner of the state of Colorado. The park is world-renowned for the incredibly well-preserved cliff dwellings it protects. Indeed, they are some of the most interesting archeological sites in North America. Mesa Verde is also notable for its desert landscape of tall mesas and steep canyons.
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Cliff Dwellings
Mesa Verde is best known for cliff dwellings, which are structures built within caves and under outcroppings in cliffs. Guided tours are the only way to get up-close with some of Mesa Verde's greatest and most outstanding cliff dwellings: Cliff Palace, Balcony House, and Long House.
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Smallish Durango, CO airport is 50 mi / 1 hr away. Otherwise, drive from:
- Moab, UT: 150 mi / 2.5 hr
- Albuquerque, NM: 250 mi / 4 hr
- Denver, CO: 400 mi / 7 hr
- Moab, UT: 150 mi / 2.5 hr
- Albuquerque, NM: 250 mi / 4 hr
- Denver, CO: 400 mi / 7 hr
Nearby destinations:
Grand Canyon & Canyons of Utah
Petrified Forest
Aspen
Vail
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
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