Mesa Verde National Park offers many hiking trails that give visitors a deeper understanding of the terrain and the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans. Created in 1906, by President Roosevelt, the park contains 52,485 acres with more than 4,300 identified archaeological sites with 600 cliff dwellings.
USGS Topo Maps Link:
| Mancos | Point Lookout | Cortez |
| Wetherill Mesa | Moccasin Mesa | Trail Canyon |
Basecamp Cortez Link
Long House Tour:
Petroglyph Point Trail:
Balcony House Trail:
Prater Ridge Trail:
Point Lookout Trail:
Trails:
Long House Trail:
Cliff Palace Overlook Trail:
Spruce Tree House Trail:
Nordenskiold Trail:
Knife Edge Trail:
Far View Sites Loop:
Spruce Canyon Trail:
Step House Trail:
Soda Canyon Overlook Trail:
Farming Terrace Trail:
Badger House Community Trail:
Long House Loop: