The rush of visitors who lined up at Mesa Verde National Park on Wednesday morning thinned by Thursday, a day after the park’s partial closure and the federal government shutdown. By midmorning ...

Travelers arriving at Mesa Verde on Wednesday morning learned that the federal shutdown had closed most of the park, leaving only the main road, overnight lodgings and a few trails accessible. As of ...

A Colorado company is on a mission to reimagine the country’s campgrounds and it’s starting by building tent- and trailer-friendly accommodations near the state’s national parks. In 2023, Ramble ...

Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK — The evening began simply enough, with a desert-red sun flaring brightly as it disappeared below the long horizon. Instead of fading, its light lingered and seeped over the ...

The iconic cliff dwellings aren't the only nighttime attractions at Mesa Verde National Park. Photo courtesy of Mesa Verde County The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado.

I love the diversity of our National Parks. Some parks draw visitors because of their exquisite natural beauty. Mesa Verde ...

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The Four Corners are a long way from their ship, but crew members of the U.S. Navy's USS Mesa Verde made a trip this week to their namesake national park. No, they didn ...

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Reporting from Durango, Colo. — It’s a 90-minute drive from Durango, Colo., to Mesa Verde National Park. Do it — especially if it’s summer, when you’ll have a chance to climb among the park’s cliff ...

In the end, we went to both, and were glad we did. As we found out, both are clusters of authentic ruins, and we actually enjoyed the differences. We could also see, though, that some folks would be ...