Mesa Verde National Park News
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Update: Pile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park Starting on February 17, 2026
February 13, 2026 | 10:38 am
To take advantage of favorable weather conditions, fire managers are planning to conduct a pile burn in Mesa Verde National Park on February 17 – February 19, 2026.
Pile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park
February 3, 2026 | 2:00 pm
Fire managers are planning to conduct a pile burn in Mesa Verde National Park in February or March. The timing is dependent on the area receiving adequate snowfall prior to ignition.
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Begin on August 8, 2025, at Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument
August 7, 2025 | 9:52 am
On August 8, 2025, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Begin at Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument Begin Fire Restrictions
June 30, 2025 | 2:15 pm
On July 1, 2025, at 12:01am, Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument will enter Stage I Fire restrictions.
Remains of Thomas Irwin Located in Mesa Verde National Park
March 3, 2025 | 3:00 pm
On Friday, February 28th, 2025, National Park Service Rangers located the remains of Thomas Irwin of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tourism to Mesa Verde National Park Contributes $75.6 Million to Local Economy
September 10, 2024 | 10:15 am
A new National Park Service report shows that 505,194 visitors to Mesa Verde National Park in 2023 spent $59.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 776 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $75.6 million.
Mesa Verde National Park Hosts Free Astrophotography Workshop
July 29, 2024 | 11:07 am
Mesa Verde National Park hosts four, free, beginner Astrophotography workshops in August. Join astrophotographer Don Riddle to learn how to take photos of the Milky Way.
Firefighters Continue Efforts on North Face Fire in Mesa Verde National Park
July 29, 2024 | 8:45 am
Interagency firefighters work to contain the North Face Fire, which was discovered in Mesa Verde National Park on the afternoon of Friday, July 26. Firefighters determined that the fire was started by a lightning strike on Wednesday that smoldered until conditions became right for the fire to grow on Friday. On Saturday it was 22 acres in size, which includes NPS and BLM-Tres Rios Field Office lands.
Mesa Verde National Park Invites Public Comment on Fire Management Plan, Environmental Assessment
July 12, 2023 | 3:03 pm
MESA VERDE, CO – The National Park Service (NPS) has released an environmental assessment (EA) evaluating the impacts of the Proposed Fire Management Plan (FMP) at Mesa Verde National Park (MVNP) and Yucca House National Monument (YHNM) (collectively, “the parks”). The FMP EA considers wildland fire management practices, techniques, and tools including ground and aviation operations, suppression, and fire fuels management such as manual, mechanical, and prescribed fire treatments.
Mesa Top Loop Road Temporarily Closed for Road Construction Completion
April 7, 2023 | 11:14 am
The Mesa Top Loop Road within Mesa Verde National Park will be temporarily closed beginning April 10 and is expected to reopen before Memorial Day weekend.