Mesa Verde National Park Travel Guide. Mesa Verde National Park preserves remarkable cliff dwellings and mesa‑top villages built by the Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 CE. More than 600 cliff dwellings, including Cliff Palace and Balcony House, are situated on the canyon walls. These communities tell the story of ingenuity, adaptation, and cultural heritage in the high desert of southwestern Colorado.

A silent city rests in the heart of Colorado's rugged terrain, telling tales of a civilization long past. The adobe walls of Mesa Verde...