Interesting Facts:
- Private car fees: $10 (1/1/07 - 5/26/07, and 9/4/07 - 12/13/07), $15 (5/27/07 - 9/3/07).
- Motorcycle fees: $5 (1/1/07 - 5/26/07, and 9/4/07 - 12/13/07), $8 (5/27/07 - 9/3/07).
- Coach fees: Minibus (16-25 people) $100, Motor coach (over 26 people) $200.
- Tour prices for Cliff Palace, Balcony House and Long House--$3.00 per person.
- Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in the park. It has 150 rooms and 75 open areas. 21 of the rooms are kivas and 25 to 30 rooms have residential features. Number of people living in Cliff Palace at any one time was 100 - 120.
- Honored by Condé Nast Traveler as the #1 Readers' Choice of national historical monuments in the world.
- Recognized by National Geographic Traveler as one of the 50 "Must See" places in a lifetime.
- Established on June 29, 1906 to protect & preserve the dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people
- Sites inhabited between A.D. 550 to A.D. 1300.
- Wilderness Designation: October 20, 1976
- Recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on September 6, 1978
- Save America's Treasures Grant to the park on May 22, 1999 for $1,497,672 to help preserve and protect the archaeological resources.
- Artifact Collection: Mesa Verde has over 2 million artifacts. One of the largest archeological collections in the National Park System.
- Acreage: 52,123 acres
- Wilderness area: 8,100 acres
- Visitor services provided: Cliff dwelling tours, walks & talks by National Park Rangers, lodging, food, gift shops, interpretive tours by the park concession company-- ARAMARK Mesa Verde Company, book sales by the park cooperating association, Mesa Verde Museum Association, Inc.
- Season: Far View Lodge & Far View Terrace open from late April through early October. Certain sites in the park are open 365 days a year.
High-resolution photos available for downloading at www.mesaverdecountry.com
Contact: Lynn Dyer @ 1-800-530-2998 or lynnd@mesaverdecountry.com
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