Mesa Verde Set To Begin Selling Tickets For Cliff Dwelling Tours

Mesa Verde Cliff Palace by Dave Webb

Mesa Verde National Park will begin selling tickets for its popular Cliff Dwelling Tours on April 7. The park is open year-round but in winter snow restricts access in many areas. Now the snow is gone and the park is expanding to offer its full range of opportunities.

The park provided the news release below.

Mesa Verde National Park To Sell Tickets For Cliff Dwelling Tours Beginning April 7

Tickets for tours of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park will go on sale April 7 at the park's new Visitor and Research Center.

The building is located just off U.S. Highway 160 at the park entrance and is currently open every day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Effective April 7, the facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour tickets may also be purchased at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez.

Extended summer hours begin on May 24.

The Far View Visitor Center, located at milepost 15 on the park road, is now closed to the public. All visitors should stop at the new Visitor and Research Center as they enter the park to obtain park information and purchase tickets for the ranger-guided tours.

Ranger-guided tours of Cliff Palace begin on April 7, with tours offered hourly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On April 21, Balcony House opens to the public for four tours daily, offered at 9:30 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Student-oriented tours of Balcony House for school groups are available by reservation: call 970-529-5079 for information. Wetherill Mesa and Long House open for the season on Friday, May 24; tour tickets are required for Long House. Spruce Tree House is open daily with no tour ticket required.