Unfortunately the National Park Service has made the decision to discontinue selling tickets to Mesa Verde National Park at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez. If tickets are purchased at Mesa Verde National Park, tickets for Ranger guided tours for Balcony House, Cliff palace, or Long House can be purchased for $5.00.
The City of Cortez hopes to renew that relationship in 2019 as the Mesa Verde Museum Association is no longer a tenant at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez and they had previously been the ticket vendor for the park.