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Mesa Verde National ParkCliff Palace is Mesa Verde's largest cliff dwelling
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Mesa Verde National Park
Fees & Reservations
 

ENTRANCE FEES

•Park Entrance Fee for Private Vehicles
January 1 - May 23, 2009
September 8 - December 31, 2009
Fee: $10.00
May 24 - September 7, 2009 Fee: $15.00
Details: Fee good for 7 days


•Park Entrance Fee for Motorcyclists and Individuals on
Non-Commercial Buses
January 1 - May 23, 2009
September 8 - December 31, 2009
Fee: $5.00
May 24 - September 7, 2009 Fee: $8.00
Details: Fee good for 7 days


•Mesa Verde Annual Pass
Fee: $30.00
Details: Fee good for a year, beginning from the date of sale


•Commercial Tour Fees for 1-6 Person Vehicle Capacity
(not including driver)
January 1 - May 23, 2009
September 8 - December 31, 2009
Fee: $25.00, plus $5.00 fee for each person, 16 years of age or older.
May 24 - September 7, 2009 Fee: $25.00, plus $8.00 fee for each person, 16 years of age or older.
Details: Fee good for 7 days only if tour maintains the same group of people for each re-entry.


•Commercial Tour Fees for 1-6 Person Vehicle Capacity
(not including driver)
Fee: $25.00, plus $5.00 fee for each person, 16 years of age or older.
Details: Fee good for 7 days only if tour maintains the same group of people for each re-entry.


•Commercial Tour Fees for 7-15 Person Vehicle Capacity
(not including driver)
Fee: $75.00
Details: Fee good for 7 days only if tour maintains the same group of people for each re-entry.


•Commercial Tour Fees for 16-25 Person Vehicle Capacity
(not including driver)
Fee: $100.00
Details: Fee good for 7 days only if tour maintains the same group of people for each re-entry.


•Commercial Tour Fees for 26+ Person Vehicle Capacity
(not including driver)
Fee: $200.00
Details: Fee good for 7 days only if tour maintains the same group of people for each re-entry.



ACTIVITY FEES

•Ranger-Guided Tours of Cliff Palace, Balcony House, or Long House (seasonal)
Fee: $3.00 per person
Details: Fee per person per ranger-guided tour of either Cliff Palace or Balcony House and Long House. Tickets for guided-tours must be purchased in person at the Far View Visitor Center. (After the Far View Visitor Center closes in October, Cliff Palace tour tickets must be purchased at the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum.)
Note: There are also free self-guided tours of Spruce Tree House and Step House, and other mesa top sites available. During the winter season (early-November to early-March) free tours of Spruce Tree House are provided.
 
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Educational Fee Waiver Information
educational institutions may want to apply for an entrance fee waiver
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Annual Pass - Desert scene
NPS & Federal Recreation Lands Pass Program
information on passes to your national parks and other federal lands
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ARAMARK/Mesa Verde Company
for information on lodging and camping reservations
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Mesa top pueblo at Far View Sites Complex  

Did You Know?
Approximately 600 of the over 4700 archeological sites found in Mesa Verde National Park are cliff dwellings. Other sites include mesa top pueblos, farming terraces, towers, reservoirs, and check dams.

Last Updated: January 14, 2009 at 11:49 EST