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Mesa Verde & the Great Sand Dunes, Colorado

Cliff Cities & Towering Dunes

Ancient cliff dwellings and North America's tallest sand dunes in Colorado.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Mesa Verde & the Great Sand Dunes, Colorado.

  1. Tour ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde.

  2. Climb and sled North America's tallest dunes.

  3. Wade Medano Creek at the dunes in spring.

  4. Stargazing and high-desert solitude.

  5. Two unforgettable, contrasting wonders.

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Southern Colorado pairs two marvels — Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings, where ancestral Puebloans built cities into canyon walls 700 years ago, and Great Sand Dunes, North America's tallest, where you sled the sand against snowy peaks.

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Mesa Verde & the Great Sand Dunes, Colorado

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