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Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde

This is the ONLY Mesa Verde Camping Site Inside the Park

Mesa Verde Camping - Morefield Campground

Combine your love of the outdoors and history at Mesa Verde National Park. Located in southwestern Colorado, Mesa Verde is famous for it’s Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwellings. Tour village sites which date back to the late 1100s and become inspired by how people carved out a life on the side of a cliff. This is ideal for tent camping. Yet, options here are limited to just one site. Pitch a tent at the only Mesa Verde camping site, Morefield Campground, located just 4 miles inside the park.

Mesa Verde Camping - Morefield Campground

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Mesa Verde Camping

Mesa Verde is dedicated to historical preservation and its why so many visit this national park. The natural beauty of the area should not be underestimated though. The mesa and mountains are beautiful! Head to Point Lookout on a clear day and you can see for miles and miles. Our family visited the park during late July and loved how serene the Mesa Verde camping areas and hiking trails were. It was an ideal setting to enjoy the park and camp with the family.

Mesa Verde Camping - Morefield Campground

Morefield Campground

This is Mesa Verde National Park’s only campground. There are 267 campground sites, group camping for parties of up to 25 campers, and 15 full hookup RV sites (reservations required). Sites are inside a canyon with native grasses, wildflowers, and Gambel Oak scrub. Each site includes a table with benches and a fire ring with grill cover. Several dry campsites are also available.

Mesa Verde Camping - Morefield Campground

Open April through late October, this campground is rarely full. So finding a camping site is much easier than in other national parks. Each evening, there is a Morefield Campground Evening Program, at the amphitheater in the campground. Campers can enjoy a free 60-minute campfire talk presented by National Park rangers.

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Wildflowers around Morefield Campground
Wildflowers around Morefield Campground

Campground features:

  • Free showers
  • Coin laundry
  • On-Site general store with groceries and basic sundries
  • Gift Shop
  • RV Dumping station
  • Food service counter serving breakfast and lunch/dinner. Popular with campers/visitors is the all-you-care-to-eat pancake breakfast.
Knife Edge Cafe - Mesa Verde NP
$8 for All You Care to Eat Pancakes

This is black bear country. All precautions need to be taken with food storage. The park does impose fines for campers who don’t follow bear protocol when storing food.

Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde
Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park

Cliff Dwellings

The biggest draw for Mesa Verde National Park is the cliff dwellings. From the Morefield Campground, the cliff dwellings are another 25 miles into the park. Therefore, plan for adequate travel time to reach the cliff dwelling sites. 45 minutes is an adequate time during the peak summer season.

Mesa Verde Lookout

Mesa Verde Hiking

There are several hiking trails that begin at the campground. Among the two most popular are the Point Lookout Trail and Knife Edge Trail which provide a view of the valley and surrounding mountains.

Mesa Verde camping sites are limited in and around the park.  Yet, the Morefield Campground remains an ideal setting for families. Camping here provides easy access to the cliff dwellings and all of benefits of camping in a national park. The site is a well maintained campground, close to amenities, and a beautiful natural setting. We really enjoyed our time here in Mesa Verde and know you will too!

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Looking for other fun national or state parks to explore? Take a look at this state park in Custer SD where the bison roam across the plains.

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Nicky Omohundro
Published on:
October 3, 2018
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About Nicky Omohundro

Nicky Omohundro is a travel and active family lifestyle blogger and social media influencer based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She shares stories, destinations, and ideas on food, family, health, and outdoor recreation to help families find their own adventures. Her spirit animal is a caffeinated squirrel fueled by coffee, real food, and the desire to seek new adventures.

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    April 19, 2025 at 1:07 am

    This article makes Mesa Verde sound like a dream destination! I love how it combines history and the outdoors. Those cliff dwellings from the 1100s must be mind-blowing. And Morefield Campground seems great with its 267 sites. I can picture enjoying a free ranger talk by the campfire. Have any of you been? What was your favorite part of exploring Mesa Verde? I’m curious if the tent camping site gets as much love as the RV sites.

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