Mesa Verde is a designated International Dark Sky Park, meaning the views of the night sky are exceptional. If you’re RVing, ...

On Oct. 14, the annular solar eclipse will pass almost directly over Mesa Verde National Park in Southwest Colorado. The park will host viewing parties. Tickets for tours the cliff dwellings go on ...

Thomas Irwin, 73, of Indiana, went missing in Mesa Verde National Park in January 2024. His remains were found in the southwestern Colorado national park last week. Skip Navigation ...

Snow is expected to fall across western Colorado through the weekend. Some mountain ranges are projected to get between 5 and 10 inches of snow. Mesa Verde's elevation ranges from 7,000 to 8,400 feet.

Cliff Palace before excavation and repair by the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution. It is now an attraction for thousands of tourists. Mesa Verde National Park was created June 29, 1906.

While Mesa Verde is technically accessible 24 hours a day, some areas close overnight. Sainio expects gates will open fully around 7 a.m. to accommodate eclipse watchers. Where to watch the eclipse ...

A Colorado company is on a mission to reimagine the country’s campgrounds and it’s starting by building tent- and trailer-friendly accommodations near the state’s national parks.

Colorado features four evocative national parks, from the most visited, Rocky Mountain National Park, to Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Mesa Verde and Great Sand Dunes national parks.

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — Rangers have found the remains of a man who went missing in Mesa Verde National Park more than a year ago, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Thomas Irwin, ...

DENVER — The remains of an Indiana man last seen 13 months ago were located in Mesa Verde National Park. On Feb. 28, the National Park Service said rangers located the remains of Thomas Irwin of ...

NASA personnel will soon be in Colorado for a celestial event that hasn’t been visible from North America in more than a decade. On Oct. 14, Mesa Verde National Park in Southwest Colorado will be ...