MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK FACT SHEET
P.O. Box 8
Mesa Verde National Park, CO 81330-0008
(970)529-4465
website:www.nps.gov/meve
Interesting Facts:
• Private car fees: $10
• Coach fees: Minibus (16-25 people) $100, Motor
coach (over 26 people) $200.
• Tour prices for Cliff Palace, Balcony House
and Long House--$2.75 (included in group tours with
ARAMARK Mesa Verde Company)
• Honored by Condé Nast Traveler as the
#1 Readers’ Choice of national historical monuments
in the world.
• Recognized by National Geographic Traveler
as on of the 50 “Must See” places in a
lifetime.
• Established on June 29, 1906 to protect &
preserve the dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people
– 2006 will be the Centennial Celebration for
Mesa Verde
• Sites inhabited between A.D. 550 to A.D. 1300.
• Wilderness Designation: October 20, 1976
• Recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site
by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on September 6, 1978
• Save America’s Treasures Grant to the
park on May 22, 1999 for $1,497,672 to help preserve
and protect the archaeological resources.
• Artifact Collection: Mesa Verde has over 2
million artifacts. One of the largest archeological
collections in the National Park System.
• Acreage: 52,123 acres
Federal: 51,890.65 acres
Non-Federal: 231.28 acres
• Wilderness area: 8,100 acres
• Visitor services provided: Cliff dwelling
tours, walks & talks by National Park Rangers,
lodging, food, gift shops, interpretive tours by the
park concession company-- ARAMARK Mesa Verde Company,
book sales by the park cooperating association, Mesa
Verde Museum Association, Inc.
• Season: Far View Lodge & Far View Terrace
open from late April through early October. Certain
sites in the park are open 365 days a year.
High-resolution photos available for downloading
at www.mesaverdecountry.com
Contact: Lynn Dyer @ 1-800-530-2998 or lynnd@mesaverdecountry.com
