New Visitor Center Entrance Plaza at Mesa Verde National Park / by Dave Hileman

The old VC is still in partial use - a log structure built by the CCC miles into the park where most of the cliff dwellings are located. It takes an hour to drive to this portion of the park at the southern end. In contrast the new VC is just a few hundred feet into the park at the northern edge. You can get needed permits and passes here. .

This is a striking piece of an Indian with a basket of stones as would be needed in the construction of the dwellings.