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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 |
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