<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Mesa Verde National Park </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> IUCN category II ( national park ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mesa Verde from the northeast , May 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Montezuma County , Colorado , United States , North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Cortez , Colorado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 37 ° 11 ′ 02 '' N 108 ° 29 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.183784 ° N 108.488687 ° W ﻿ / 37.183784 ; - 108.488687 Coordinates : 37 ° 11 ′ 02 '' N 108 ° 29 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.183784 ° N 108.488687 ° W ﻿ / 37.183784 ; - 108.488687 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 52,485 acres ( 212.40 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> June 29 , 1906 ( 1906 - 06 - 29 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 613,788 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Mesa Verde National Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> iii </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 1978 ( 2nd session ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State Party </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Europe and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> October 15 , 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 66000251 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Mesa Verde National Park </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> IUCN category II ( national park ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mesa Verde from the northeast , May 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Montezuma County , Colorado , United States , North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Cortez , Colorado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 37 ° 11 ′ 02 '' N 108 ° 29 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.183784 ° N 108.488687 ° W ﻿ / 37.183784 ; - 108.488687 Coordinates : 37 ° 11 ′ 02 '' N 108 ° 29 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.183784 ° N 108.488687 ° W ﻿ / 37.183784 ; - 108.488687 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 52,485 acres ( 212.40 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> June 29 , 1906 ( 1906 - 06 - 29 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 613,788 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Mesa Verde National Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> iii </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 1978 ( 2nd session ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State Party </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Europe and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> October 15 , 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 66000251 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table>
when did mesa verde became a national park
when did mesa verde became a national park
June 29 , 1906
June 29 , 1906