Directions
DISTANCE
From Capitan: 7.5 hours
From El Paso: 8.5 hours
From ABQ: 5.25 hours
Click here to review the Park website directions.
Recreation.gov offers the following directions plus a map:
Mesa Verde National Park is in Southwestern Colorado. The park entrance and Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center is on Highway 160 between the towns of Cortez (9 miles) and Mancos (7 miles), Colorado. The first view of a cliff dwelling is 21 miles (about 45 minutes) past the park entrance along a steep, narrow, winding road. The nearest airports are Cortez, Colorado; Durango, Colorado; and Farmington, New Mexico. The closest bus station is in Durango, Colorado.
