Mesa Verde National Park · Colorado

Spruce Canyon Trail

2.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 700 ft of descent · 6,476 ft–7,022 ft · asphalt, soil surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

Picnic areas

Along the way Chapin Mesa Picnic Area Headquarters Picnic Area

Trailheads Chapin Amphitheater Rim Trailhead 6,971 ft Drive there · Fewkes Cabin Trailhead 6,979 ft Drive there · Petroglyph Point Trailhead 6,842 ft Drive there · Spruce Canyon Trailhead 6,798 ft Drive there · Spruce Canyon Trailhead 7,013 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Headquarters Office/Quarters Trail System · 0.5 mi · from Fewkes Cabin Trailhead
Headquarters Loop Road Corridor Walkway · 0.3 mi · from Fewkes Cabin Trailhead
Chapin Ampitheatre Trail · 0.2 mi · from Fewkes Cabin Trailhead
Fewkes Cabin Trail · 0.1 mi · from Fewkes Cabin Trailhead
Petroglyph Trail · 2.4 mi · from Spruce Canyon Trailhead
Spruce Tree House Trail · 0.4 mi · from Spruce Canyon Trailhead

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.