PLANNING YOUR VISIT

Below are some helpful links that provide information for planning a field trip to Mesa Verde National Park. (To get the Free Adobe Reader, which is required to read the pdf files, click here.)

• Planning Your Visit (pdf, 118 kb)
  Information for planning a school group visit to Mesa Verde National Park
• Activity Guide and Timetable (pdf, 81 kb)
  Includes details about the time needed for specific activities. It also provides a blank time table sheet that may be helpful for planning a group visit.
• Educational Fee Waiver Information
  Accredited schools may apply for a waiver of entrance fees to Mesa Verde National Park.
• Educational Fee Waiver Application (pdf, 38 kb)
  Printable fee waiver application form.
• Park Etiquette: Taking Care of Mesa Verde National Park
  Before visiting the park, review these rules of park etiquette with your students. The goal at Mesa Verde National Park is to have everyone practice the 3 R's: Respect, Responsibility, and Reason.

EDUCATION INFORMATION PACKET

This 8-page education packet provides an overview of Mesa Verde National Park for you and your students.

• Education Information Packet (pdf, 889 kb)

BALCONY HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TOURS

The majority of the park is self-guided. However, subject to availability and staffing, Mesa Verde National Park is able to offer a 1 1/2-hour, curriculum-based, ranger-guided tour of Balcony House, at no cost for 3rd to 12th grade educational groups. Programs are available April to mid-May, and September to mid-October. If you are planning an educational visit to the park during these times, and would like to request a tour, please contact the education coordinator at (970) 529-5079. Reservations are accepted two months prior to the scheduled visit.

For pre-visit and post-visit activities designed especially for a Balcony House Educational Tour, please use the link below.  (Note: This will take you to the previous InDepth pages of Mesa Verde National Park.  It will open in a new window.  When you are ready to return to this page, just close that window.)

• Balcony House, Pre- and Post- Visit Activities
  
  
  

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

For additional educational resources to share with your students, click on the links below.

• Artifact Gallery
• Bird Watching
• Observing Wildlife
• Plant Walks 
• Geologic Views
• Hiking Trails
• Photography
• Stargazing
• *Cliff Dwellings*
• *Mesa Top Archeological Sites*
• *Park History*

(*Note:  The last three links will take you to the previous InDepth pages of Mesa Verde National Park.  They will open in a new window.  When you are ready to return to this page, just close that window.)