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Mesa Verde National ParkCliff Palace is Mesa Verde's largest cliff dwelling
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Mesa Verde National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

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, click here.)

 

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)

November 8 to December 31, 2009 (pdf)



Interpretive Program Schedule Summary, 2009 (pdf)

 

 

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 Winter 2009-2010 Visitor Guide.



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Visitor Guide
The park visitor guides and trip planner may be downloaded.
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 Mesa Verde Museum Association Logo
Mesa Verde Museum Association
publishes guide booklets, scientific monographs and is a major source for park library publications.
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 ARAMARK logo
ARAMARK/Mesa Verde Company
for camping, lodging, and dining information
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Cliff Palace in the snow  

Did You Know?
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. It has 150 rooms, plus an additional 75 open areas. Twenty-one of the rooms are kivas, and 25 to 30 rooms have residential features. The number of Ancestral Puebloans living in Cliff Palace at any one time was 100 to 120.

Last Updated: November 17, 2009 at 16:39 EST