Wildland Firefighters are Working to Contain a Fire in the Wetherill Mesa Area of Mesa Verde National Park
Firefighters Responding to Long Canyon Fire in Mesa Verde National Park.
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2026-07-07
1 STORIES2026-07-01
1 STORIESStage 2 Fire Restrictions Begin on July 3, 2026
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions at Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument
Official NPS source2026-02-13
1 STORIESUpdate: Pile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park Starting on February 17, 2026
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.
Official NPS source2026-02-03
1 STORIESPile Burn Planned in Mesa Verde National Park
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.
Official NPS source2025-08-07
1 STORIESStage 2 Fire Restrictions Begin on August 8, 2025, at Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument
On August 8, 2025, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Begin at Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument
Official NPS source2025-06-30
1 STORIESMesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument Begin Fire Restrictions
On July 1, 2025, at 12:01am, Mesa Verde National Park and Yucca House National Monument will enter Stage I Fire restrictions.
Official NPS source2025-03-03
1 STORIESRemains of Thomas Irwin Located in Mesa Verde National Park
On Friday, February 28th, 2025, National Park Service Rangers located the remains of Thomas Irwin of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Official NPS source2024-09-10
1 STORIESTourism to Mesa Verde National Park Contributes $75.6 Million to Local Economy
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.
Official NPS source2024-07-29
2 STORIESMesa Verde National Park Hosts Free Astrophotography Workshop
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.
Official NPS sourceFirefighters Continue Efforts on North Face Fire in Mesa Verde National Park
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.
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