In 1889, while searching for stray cattle in southwestern Colorado, rancher Richard ... they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied.

On the afternoon of Dec. 12, a red-tailed hawk was released in Mesa Verde National Park, about a month after it was injured there. In early November, it had “reportedly flew into a car,” so the ...

Luminarias light Spruce Tree House, an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight ...

Some of the most beautiful is found in Mesa Verde National Park, southwestern Colorado, located off U.S. Highway 160, between ...

In Colorado's southwestern corner is one of the nation's most impressive archaeological spots — Mesa Verde National Park.

This summer, through a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and Mesa Verde National Park, visitors to the park can engage with hands-on education activities that will highlight the ...

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...