This comprehensive 24-page road guide provides an overview of the extraordinary mesa-top and cliff dwellings that were inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde until about A.D. 1300. Photographs and road guide information are provided for all park destinations. Scenic overlooks and five hiking trails are described, as are the history, animals, plants, geology and wildfires of Mesa Verde National Park. Detailed 3D bird's-eye view fold-out maps, key phone numbers, and at-a-glance visitor services are included... Includes: Sites/Views, Museum, History, Geology, Natural History, Hiking Trails and Food/Lodging. Published in cooperation with the Mesa Verde Museum Association