Mesa Verde National Park is a popular destination due to its abundance of hiking routes, breathtaking canyon vistas, and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff houses. Mesa Verde is home to drift hunters a wide variety of archaeological monuments, including the cliff dwellings of the Pueblo people and the rock sculptures along Petroglyph Point Trail.
Park Known for Its Magnificent Sand Dunes
Southern Colorado is home to Great Sand Dunes National Park, where you'll find some of the highest dunes in North America. Visitors may enjoy a sandbox of epic proportions by climbing and sliding down the massive dunes, which are at their most impressive at dawn and sunset. The Sangre de Cristo range, which includes some of Colorado's highest peaks, may be seen in the distance.
The National Park of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
It's one of the most beautiful parks in the state, yet it's not very well-known. The Gunnison River formed a deep, narrow ravine, and the park of Black Canyon of the Gunnison protects this area with its sheer canyon walls. Visitors to this western Colorado park may see elk and golden eagles, among other animals, and take in breathtaking scenery like the famous Painted Wall rock face.
