Mesa Verde National Park

Local News

When will national parks like Mesa Verde reopen?

officials balance worker, visitor safety with local economies

May 7, 2020

Local News

Should Colorado close its national parks?

Verde closed Wednesday for coronavirus-related health concerns

March 26, 2020

Southwest Life

Mesa Verde National Park remains open

facilities temporarily closed to prevent virus spread

March 21, 2020

Local News

Durango tourism rebounds in 2019, but not for all business sectors

year’s wet winter bolstered rafting companies, Purgatory Resort

January 14, 2020

Local News

Mesa Verde National Park looking for dark sky designation

says light pollution is costly, harmful to human and animal health

January 5, 2020

Local News

Mesa Verde National Park will increase entrance fees

increase 50% to 66%; annual pass unchanged

December 20, 2019

Local News

Mesa Verde to hold luminaria open house

entry fee charged after 5 p.m.

December 3, 2019

Local News

Scooter travelers seek world record, human stories

Adventurers stop in Southwest Colorado on mission of harmony

November 3, 2019

Local News

Pueblo villages thrived on Mesa Verde escarpment

indicates system of reservoirs, occupation from 900 to 1300

October 27, 2019

Local News

Artifacts taken from Mesa Verde are coming home

welcome return of human remains, funeral objects removed in 1890s

October 5, 2019

Local News

Ancestral Puebloan remains taken from Mesa Verde to be returned to U.S.

Swedish researcher excavated artifacts, funerary items

October 4, 2019

Local News

Ceremony held for Mesa Verde’s early boosters

sign dedicates women’s club that lobbied to protect ruins

October 1, 2019

Local News

Climate change impacts on Mesa Verde National Park already apparent, officials say

Hotter, drier years alter landscape of heritage site

September 7, 2019

Southwest Life

Horse roundup plan for Mesa Verde National Park under review

to 80 animals would be removed, put up for adoption

September 1, 2019

Local News

Planning for Mesa Verde horse roundup continues

Agreement with National Mustang Association under review

August 23, 2019

Southwest Life

Access to ruins-rich public land near Mesa Verde explored

Protecting relics on 7,300-acre parcel a priority

August 4, 2019

Local News

Mesa Verde National Park visitation down 8% in wake of fires, federal shutdown

Above-average snowfall also hurt tourism this year

June 11, 2019

Local News

Mesa Verde license plates approved by state Legislature

Gov. Polis calls national park a ‘true gem’

June 4, 2019

Local News

Mesa Verde National Park denies public access to horse roundup

to federal government actions is a First Amendment right, court says

April 29, 2019

Local News

Mesa Verde to begin horse removal

National Mustang Association will organize adoptions

April 7, 2019

Local News

Cost estimates for ‘Paths to Mesa Verde’ released

8-mile section exceeds $10 million; grants will be sought

April 4, 2019

Southwest Life

Bill would expand Yucca House National Monument

donation also offers access solution

March 6, 2019

Local News

Workers, tourists return to Mesa Verde

National park is a snowy landscape after long shutdown

February 9, 2019

Gulliford's Travels

A Mesa Verde plate: New tags would help support national park

We learned a hard economics lesson this summer when the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad quit running because of…

February 9, 2019