Mcphee Overlook

~52 min drive

17 mi · Hard

Far View Community Sites

~56 min drive

The Far View area was once an extensive farming community and one of the most densely populated regions of the Mesa Verde. This mesa top community includes Far View House, Pipe Shrine House, Coyote Village, Far View Reservoir (currently dry), Megalithic House, and Far View…

Park Point

~59 min drive

The highest elevation in the park at 8,572 feet (2,612 m) above sea level, Park Point is a breezy and cool place to picnic or take in the view. To the north, the 13,000 and 14,000-foot (4,000+ meters) peaks of the San Juan Mountains are visible. To the south, the high deserts…

Sage Hen Loop

~52 min drive

25 mi · Hard

Far View Lodge

~56 min drive

Open May to late-September. Far View Lodge, the only lodging within Mesa Verde National Park, sits on a high shoulder offering panoramic vistas and wildlife watching. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you…

Farming Terrace Trail

~60 min drive

This short, moderate trail winds along a series of farming terraces built by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Constructing check dams in a natural drainage to create farming terraces was a useful dryland farming technique. Soil and moisture collected behind the check dams durin…

Boggy

~59 min drive

8.5 mi · Hard

Knife Edge Trail

~1h 2m drive

Named after the historic Knife Edge Road which was known for it's scenic value, this trail follows the old roadway and leads to a viewpoint that affords excellent views across Montezuma Valley. A traveler in 1892 once described a trail on this ridge as the Crinkly Ed…

Spruce Canyon Trail

~60 min drive

The Spruce Canyon Trail offers an opportunity to explore the canyon bottoms of Mesa Verde and discover the plants and wildlife that live in this habitat. Parts of this canyon trail offers the shade of Douglas Fir trees and the coolness and humidity of a natural wetland area…

String Bean

~59 min drive

8.1 mi · Hard