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MVF is a non-profit philanthropic partner to Mesa Verde National Park, raising money to fund improve

The Mesa Verde Foundation (MVF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, philanthropic partner to Mesa Verde National Park. Its mission is "to fund capital improvements, projects and educational endeavors for Mesa Verde National Park that promote an understanding of its cultural and natural resources."

08/28/2026

Cliff Palace contains a wide range of architectural and building styles that were perfected by the Ancestral Puebloans by the late 1200s, as exemplified by this round tower.

Imagine being able to quarry and shape rocks with nothing more than stone axes and then to build structures with this kind of detail and permanence!

Photo by Todd Bacon Photography

08/27/2026

Continuing our celebration of National Park Week, the Mesa Verde Foundation joins the National Park Service, the National Parks Foundation, Mesa Verde National Park and all of you by declaring to everyone who will listen that we are All For Parks!

08/25/2026

A huge sandstone slab sits prominently in the middle of Mug House on Wetherill Mesa. A close examination of the slab reveals “No. 19” chiseled into the surface. That inscription was done by Gustav Nordenskiöld’s exploration party in 1891.

Ranger-led tours to Mug House are being offered daily at 9:00 am through October 21st. Groups are limited to ten people. Tickets are available through www.recreation.gov, starting fourteen days in advance of the tour date.

We hope you get a chance to take a tour before the season is over!

Photo by Todd Bacon Photography

08/23/2026

It’s National Park Week!

Join us in celebrating the places that help tell America’s story! We love that Mesa Verde National Park has been helping to tell the story for last 120 years. We would love to hear how Mesa Verde has become part of your story.

Please share a favorite memory or photo from one of your visits to the park.

08/21/2026

Fridays with a view!

On a clear day, the La Plata Mountains come to life, bathed in the rays of the early evening sun. The walls of Soda Canyon appear in the foreground.

On your visit to the park, plan to stick around, if you possibly can, to see the effects of saturated light on the Mesa Verde landscape.

Photo by Todd Bacon Photography

08/20/2026

Summer is monsoon season! Monsoons bring lightning! Lightning is dangerous!

Donate now to help create safer spaces at Mesa Verde. Your donation will support the purchase and installation of grounding hardware for three shade shelters on Wetherill Mesa.

Visit https://secure.givelively.org/donate/mesa-verde-foundation/lighting-safe-shelter to donate to this important project -- every little bit helps!!

Photo Credit: Justin Kern

08/19/2026

Have you had a chance to support our Community Partners?

We are excited to feature Desert Sun Coffee Roasters and Pinnacle Heat Pumps, both of Durango, as Mesa Verde Foundation Community Partners!

When you spend with our Community Partners, you are also supporting the Mesa Verde Foundation and our mission of promoting understanding and appreciation of Mesa Verde National Park.

Interested in becoming a Community Partner? Email Kim at [email protected] to learn more.

08/18/2026

The next NPS Fee Free Day is one week from today, August 25th! Join in celebrating the 110th Birthday of the National Park Service by visiting Mesa Verde (or another park) for FREE on the 25th.

The NPS has 10 great suggestions to join in celebrating their 110th birthday:
1. Visit a national park. Entrance fees are waived for our birthday! Remember to check your park's website to plan ahead.
2. Post your national park celebration on social media using , , and .
3. Download the NPS App and send your family and friends virtual postcards using your own favorite photos of parks.
4. Go on a ranger program or talk to a ranger in a park.
5. Hit a trail on foot, bike, or boat.
6. Visit a monument, memorial, or hallowed ground to reflect.
7. Earn a Junior Ranger badge.
8. Join our team as a volunteer for an event or sign up for year round.
9. Party past sundown to see the night sky.
10. BYOBC. Bring Your Own Birthday Cake and have a picnic! Feed the rangers, not the wildlife.

For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/nps-birthday.htm

Happy Birthday, NPS!

08/17/2026

Even in the midst of the terrible drought that is gripping the entire West, including Mesa Verde, wildflowers like these globemallows continue to show their beauty at the base of a dwelling site wall.

Photo by Todd Bacon Photography

08/15/2026

Looking across Navajo Canyon from the Navajo Canyon Overlook and the observation platform at Square Tower House, visitors can see an alcove with what appears to be a small dwelling in it.

With good binoculars, a spotting scope, or a large telephoto lens, the details become more clear. ⁠

This photograph was taken with a 500mm lens mounted on a tripod. This is Echo House. There is no access to the site, and it has not been stabilized or reconstructed, so the weathering forces of nature - wind, sun, rain, snow - are readily evident.

Photo by Todd Bacon Photography

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8600 Ralston Road, Suite 100
Arvada, CO
80002

Website

http://www.mesaverdefoundation.org/

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