What are the hours at Mesa Verde National Park?

Mon: All Day; Tue: All Day; Wed: All Day; Thu: All Day; Fri: All Day; Sat: All Day; Sun: All Day (Mesa Verde National Park Hours)

How much does it cost to enter Mesa Verde National Park?

Mesa Verde National Park charges $30 per vehicle, $15 per person, valid for 7 days. Fees are waived on the National Park Service's fee-free days; check the official site for current pricing.

Does Mesa Verde National Park require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Mesa Verde National Park. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is Mesa Verde National Park open right now?

Q: Is Mesa Verde National Park open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Mesa Verde National Park is partially closed. Road Construction

National Park · CO

Partially closed

Mesa Verde National Park is partially closed.

Why this statusRoad Construction

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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Preserves 5,000 archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloans, including cliff dwellings like the 150-room Cliff Palace built into canyon walls in the 1200s. A World Heritage Site.

Type: National Park
State: CO
Established: 1906
Size: 82 sq mi
2025 visits: 0.46M (#43 most-visited)

About Mesa Verde National Park

For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 27 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth.

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Visitor info

Address34840 Hwy 160, Mancos, CO 81328

Phone(970) 529-4465

Websitewww.nps.gov/meve/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	All Day
Tue	All Day
Wed	All Day
Thu	All Day
Fri	All Day
Sat	All Day
Sun	All Day

Mesa Verde National Park Hours

Entrance fee$30 per vehicle, $15 per person, valid 7 days · fee details ↗

Getting thereMesa Verde National Park is in Southwest Colorado. The park entrance and the Visitor and Research Center are located ten miles east of Cortez, nine miles west of Mancos, and about 35 miles west of Durango, Colorado along Hwy 160. Mesa top ancestral sites, Cliff dwellings, tours, and the Mesa Verde Museum are 20 to 21…

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How we read this status

We derive Mesa Verde National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Road Construction Full method: how we check park status.