Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center

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Please take a look at the area details below for more information about visiting this location. Enjoy your visit!

Overview

Located at the park entrance, off Highway 160, this is the park’s primary facility for orienting visitors to opportunities within the park and surrounding area. Accessible exhibits explore the richness of Ancestral Pueblo culture and daily life. The Mesa Verde Museum Association Park Store offers books, trail guides, maps, and other items that you may find useful during or after your visit, and free Wi-Fi. Restrooms are located near the entrance to the visitor center.

Getting Here

GPS Coordinates

Latitude

37° 20' 9.5028" N

Longitude

108° 24' 29.4192" W

Driving Directions

The Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center is near the park entrance, located just off Highway 160 between the towns of Mancos and Cortez, and about 35 miles west of Durango, Colorado.

Additional Information

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Overview

Photo Gallery

Mesa Verde Visitor and Research CenterMesa Verde Visitor and Research Center's Welcome Plaza

Mesa Verde Association Park StoreMesa Verde Association is a non-profit partoner with the National Park Service. It supports many Mesa Verde park activities, research and publications from visitor purchases.

Rangers answer questionsPark Rangers are ready to answer questions and orientate visitors to the park.

Students Explore ExhibitsStudents listen to a ranger talk about mesa top living.

Welcome to Mesa VerdeThe Visitor and Research Center is a place for visitors to get oriented to the park but is also a home for over three million objects in its research collection.

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Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center