Colorado · Hiking

Mesa Top Loop Sites Trail

Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Is Mesa Top Loop Sites Trail open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Mesa Verde National Park.

As of Nov 9, 8:30 PM MST · Source: NPS · Mesa Verde National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Mesa Top Loop Sites Trail is a 0.64-mile out-and-back route in Colorado managed by the National Park Service.

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

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Best time to visit Mesa Top Loop Sites Trail
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
1. Jan
  40° / 20°
  8 wet
2. Feb
  43° / 23°
  8 wet
3. Mar
  51° / 30°
  7 wet
4. Apr
  59° / 34°
  6 wet
5. May
  69° / 43°
  6 wet
6. Jun
  81° / 52°
  4 wet
7. Jul
  86° / 59°
  8 wet
8. Aug
  84° / 57°
  10 wet
9. Sep
  76° / 50°
  8 wet
10. Oct
  63° / 39°
  6 wet
11. Nov
  50° / 29°
  6 wet
12. Dec
  40° / 20°
  7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mesa Verde Np, CO, 2.1 mi away at 7,142 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.