Explore the Far View Sites Complex

The Far View Community is located four miles north of the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum. In around 800 AD, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived in this area for several centuries. They mostly farmed the mesa tops, but were also hunters. It was one of the most densely populated regions of Mesa Verde, and it is estimated that there were at least 35 occupied villages within a half-square-mile area.

Start out at the Far View House and explore one of the largest villages. From there, work your way to Coyote Village to get up close and personal with several Kivas. The longest walk is from Coyote Village to the Far View Reservoir, but it is shaded nicely with juniper trees. From Far View Reservoir head towards the Megalithic House to see what an individual family's home would have looked like in 1100 AD. The path continues back past the reservoir and to the Far View Tower. 

It's a great way to get inside the lives of the Ancient Puebloans, without having to try and schedule a ranger tour.