Best trails in Mesa Verde National Park

This pass is good for 7 days.

This pass is good for 7 days.

This pass is good for 7 days.

Purchase digital park entrance passes on recreation.gov at no additional cost. Once purchased, passes for Mesa Verde National Park must be printed or saved on your mobile device prior to use. Connectivity is limited in the park, therefore printing the permit or saving it on your phone is highly recommended.

Passes, including the America the Beautiful, National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Passes, such as the Annual, Access, or Senior pass may be purchased at the entrance station upon arrival.

This pass if good for 7 days.

Purchase digital park entrance passes on recreation.gov at no additional cost. Once purchased, passes for Mesa Verde National Park must be printed or saved on your mobile device prior to use. Connectivity is limited in the park, therefore printing the permit or saving it on your phone is highly recommended.

Passes, including the America the Beautiful, National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Passes, such as the Annual, Access, or Senior pass may be purchased at the entrance station upon arrival.

Details: Fee good for a year, beginning from the date of sale.

Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.

No entrance pass required on these days:

Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.

The Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center and Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum and Park Headquarters are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available.

Loaner wheelchairs, assistive listening devices, audio descriptions, and tactile exhibits are available.

ASL interpreters are available for ancestral site tours upon request. After making your reservation, contact the park with a request for an ASL interpreter at least 7 days before your tour.

Additional information about accessibility at Mesa Verde National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.

The Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center and Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum and Park Headquarters are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available.

The Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum and Park Headquarters have 1-3 steps and a portable ramp available. Orientation films include closed captioning.

Accessible restrooms are available at the following trailheads: Mesa Top Loop Road, Far View Sites, Cliff Palace, Balcony House, and Wetherill Mesa.

The Morefield Campground has individual wheelchair accessible camping sites and restrooms on the Apache Loop.

Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park and can accompany visitors to the Spruce Tree House and Wetherill Mesa. For cliff-dwelling tours, service animals may need to be carried in a pack due to the need for climbing ladders.