Spruce Tree House
One of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, next to the museum and once the only site visitors could enter on their own.
The site has about 130 rooms and eight kivas. It has been closed since 2015 due to the risk of rockfall from the cliff top, so visitors cannot go down into the ruins. You can still view the whole site from the overlook trail behind the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum. The Spruce Canyon Trail and the Petroglyph Point Trail near the museum are still open. Check NPS notices for reopening information before you visit.
Opening hours
Viewpoints open sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
- Petroglyph Point Trail
- Mesa Top Loop Road & Sun Temple
- Square Tower House
- Cliff Palace
- Balcony House
- Wetherill Mesa (Step House & Long House)
- Far View Sites Complex