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Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center

About Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center

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.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

National Park Service visitor center
Opened
2012

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Photos of Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center

  1. Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center, Montezuma County01Montezuma CountyWill Thomas · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Inside Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center02Inside Mesa Verde Visitor and Research CenterWill Thomas · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research Center03Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research CenterWill Thomas · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research Center04Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research CenterWill Thomas · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Solar panels in the desert05Solar panels in the desertDennis Schroeder - NREL Photographer · Public domain
  6. Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center06Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Centercommonsabhay · CC BY-SA 4.0

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