We are the biggest fans of the National Parks. We try to visit as many as we can whenever we travel anywhere. There are so many cool things to see inside these parks. So many beautiful places and so much to learn!
Our boys have over 100 different junior ranger badges from National Parks, and other National Sites throughout Utah and the United States.
We also know that visiting a National Park requires some good information and planning, so we share all the details from our visit on these posts. We give tips and tricks, and all the things you need to know.
There are also specific posts about some of our favorite hikes in the national sites. This is to help you choose which trails are going to work for your family.
Mesa Verde has some amazing hikes for kids. There are four ranger led hikes and many other self-guided hikes that you can explore while in Mesa Verde National Park. Here’s our review of hikes that you should take while visiting this national park. Click on any link for a complete review…
Step House is a self-guided tour in Mesa Verde National Park. You can access the trailhead by driving all the way out to the end of the Weatherill Mesa Road where the Long House Tour begins. This hike is easy compared to some of the ranger-led tours like Cliff Palace and…
Balcony House is one of four ranger-guided tours in Mesa Verde National Park along with Cliff Palace, Spruce Tree House, and Long House. Balcony House is by far the most adventurous to reach for reasons described below. We left the 3 year-old and the grandparents out of this one, though other…
Spruce Tree House is our favorite site in Mesa Verde National Park, and unfortunately, as of June 2016 the house is closed due to instable rocks. Make sure to check the condition of this hike before you go. Luckily, you can still overlook Spruce House from the museum, and it is…
Far View Sites is a small self-guided trail that shows mesa top pithouses and other ruins in Mesa Verde National Park. One of the things that we really liked about this short flat trail is that it allows you to enter one of the ruins and walk around as long as…
Cliff Palace is everyone’s favorite site at Mesa Verde. Tickets are required for the 1 hour tour, so make sure to purchase a ticket at the Visitor’s Center. Tickets cost around $4 per person, and our four year-old easily did this hike, as did 56 year-old grandma. The hike starts an…