Mesa Verde NP, Colorado 4. Park Sign Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve sites built by "Pre-Columbian Indians" on mesa tops and in canyon alcoves. The park, containing 52,073 acres of Federal land, is a unit of the National Park System, and the NPS, a division of the Department of Interior, administers this site. ⇦ Back to Page 3 On to Page 5 ⇨Hi-Res Pic (190K) Return to Mesa Verde - Page 1 |