Mesa Verde National Park
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Mesa Verde National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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Location | Colorado, USA |
Nearest city | Cortez, CO |
Area[1] | 52,485 acres (212.4 km²) {52,216 acres (211.3 km²) federal} |
Established | June 29, 1906 |
Visitors[2] | 541,102 (in 2007) |
Governing body | U.S. National Park Service |
Entrance fee | $5/person or $10/vehicle (low) $8/person or $15/vehicle (high) for 7 days |
Website | NPS - Mesa Verde |
Mesa Verde National Park is located in Southwestern Colorado. Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States.