Cortez Parks & Gardens
Situated in the southwestern corner of Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is famous for its ancient cliff dwellings. Named by Spanish explorers in the 1700s and meaning "green table", the national park was established in 1906 and achieved UNESCO World Heritage status in the late 1970s. Today, visitors worldwide enjoy the awe-inspiring cliff dwellings and structures built by ancestral Puebloan peoples between the 5th and 14th centuries.
Canyons of the Ancient National Monument
Located just west of Dolores and north of Cortez, this national monument spans over 164,000 acres. The elevations of the canyons range from 4,900 ft up to 7,500 ft above sea-level. The Anasazi Heritage Center is the headquarters of the area and has exhibits and trail information on the Canyons.
