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Mesa Verde National Park has just released information for the park’s 2024 tour season. Because the tours are nearly always sold out immediately (2 weeks prior to each tour), it’s a good idea to plan now for the dates you want.  The first full day of tours will begin May 12^th with a limited number the week of May 6-11.  They are available only on Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. 

Here’s the process if you haven’t done it before:

Any folks who are planning to join us here at Starry Nights Ranch B&B this weekend are in for a special treat.  It’s time for Mancos’ 4^th annual BurroFest on Saturday, June 17^th from 10am to 3pm.  The burros are dressed in costume for which there will be a competition, plus an obstacle course which is always hilarious – trying to get a burro to go where you want instead of where he wants is a lesson in patience (and hilarity).  Artists who choose may be paired with a burro as a model to create special artwork.  The event will b

The Wetherill Mesa area of Mesa Verde National Park will be closed for the 2023 season to accommodate the demolition and construction of a new visitor contact station in the Wetherill area. The existing contact station was damaged by the Pony Fire in August 2000 and needs to be replaced. The lightning-caused Pony Fire devastated many of the day-use facilities in the Wetherill area that year and burned 1,352 acres, but no ancestral sites were damaged.

Planning your summer getaway to Mesa Verde country?  It’s a good time to mark your calendars to get in line for a ranger-led tour at the Park.  Although many cliff dwellings such as Cliff Palace can be seen from overlooks, most can only be visited on a ticketed tour with a ranger.  These coveted tickets are available 14 days in advance of the tour date on www.recreation.gov.  When the tour season opened last year after a hiatus caused by the pandemic, folks rushed to reserve their tickets in droves and many were unable to sec

The Mancos Cattlemen’s Ranch Rodeo will be held on Sunday, July 31^st, at the Robbins Family Arena on Hwy 160.  Call 970-749-4244 or 970-759-4766 for more information.

Mancos is having fireworks on the 4th! Please join us at Boyle Park at dusk for a great show!