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Mesa Verde National Park Park entrance to Cortez 10mi/16km Park entrance to Shiprock, New Mexico 50mi/80km 6950ft 2118m Trailer parking area; trailers or towed vehicles Park entrance to Mancos are not allowed beyond 8mi/13km Morefield Campground. Park entrance to Durango 160 36mi/58km Park Entrance Station Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research Center 4mi Information and tour tickets 6km Y E Point You must purchase tour tickets here L Lookout in order to visit Balcony House and L North 8427ft A 0 0.5 1 2 Kilometers 2569m Cliff Palace on Chapin Mesa and V Long House on Wetherill Mesa. S 0 0.5 1 2 Miles M A N C O No ticket is needed to enter Spruce Tree House on Chapin Mesa or Step Point Lookout Trail House on Wetherill Mesa. Cliff dwelling open to Parking area Hiking trail Ranger station Restrooms Camper store 2.2mi/3.5km public when ranger is Hiking is restricted to present designated trails. No bicycles allowed. Cliff dwelling visible Pullout or viewpoint Campground Food service Gift shop from road or trail; no Amphitheater entry permitted The Knife Edge Knife Edge Trail 8290ft 2mi/3.2km 2527m Morefield Mancos Valley Overlook Mesa top dwelling 5mi Road distances are Picnic area Lodging Fuel open to public 8km shown between Campground markers Showers, laundry Prater Ridge Trail 7.8mi/12.6km loop Morefield camp- ground and services Montezuma Valley open mid-May to Overlook mid-October. Gate E A Park Point Overlook S 8572ft Tunnel T 2613m Fire Lookout 6mi R I M 10km R I Wetherill Mesa Road Geologic T H M is open late May to early Overlook O R L N P September; vehicles are O restricted to less than R N 8,000 pounds GVW and 5mi less than 25 feet in length. 8km A G Bicycles are prohibited. T S E P U Window R M R to the Past Fire Recovery O Viewpoint C R A E N 12mi F 13km Y I W W Far View Area M Far View Lodge O E Open late April to late October A H L N A Far View Terrace 8040ft T I Open late April to mid-October 2452m D N E T R E C W S S O e C t h e S r C A C i l l M A A N e s C a N L N R Y A o O Y a Y d K O O N N McElmo R O O N N Y G Canyon N F View O T C S N E A W MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK N Far View Y K E W Sites R O E G O S N F D E Rock T S I Canyon T A F Tower S O R View O M A A A 5mi S D R 8km S E O S S K T A C Tower D W C E E H C L C M M E O A E A R S T C O I N S G I I H H L F Y E N I M O E A T E B S N I R P C R E A H O I C I N N T W M L N I Y O L A O M N N V S M W E A P C I R S J A E C U O K A C N S I E Y U A C P C O A A N Cedar Tree Tower Step House C N (self-guiding tour) A N Y Tram starts here N O Farming Terrace Trail Y Tram stops shown by N 0.5mi/1km Wetherill Mesa Y O Information O 7240ft P N 2208m N A All-way stop 1mi/1.6km R UTE MOUNTAIN Spruce Tree Terrace W M Badger House 7000ft K Nordenskiöld I Community 2134m Site #16 O L Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum D Information and Bookstore C UTE INDIAN T Long House r M H a Amphitheater (tour ticket required) m C r E O o Spruce Tree House A u (self-guiding tour; trail starts near Museum) t S R e RESERVATION Spruce Canyon Trail S S L A S 2.4mi/3.9km O B O I L D E Kodak House O Mesa Top Cliff Palace N B O A N C Loop Loop A N M Kodak G 6mi/10km 6mi/10km C House Overlook T Petroglyph M G (closed in winter) A E R C Point Trail UTE 2.4mi/3.9km A N O Cliff Palace S N E M (tour ticket required) Y Y C C A O S O E N A Soda Canyon K N Overlook Trail A MOUNTAIN Pithouse S N 1.2mi/1.9km C Navajo Canyon View Y A A O Square Tower House UTE INDIAN N N Sun Y Pithouses and Temple Villages Balcony House O (tour ticket required) N C RESERVATION Sun Point C L View A I F Hemenway N F House Y O N .
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