Mesa Verde National Park · Colorado

Step House Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 7,095 ft–7,224 ft · gravel surface · hiking · seasonal: No Winter Use on Trail

Ranger stations

Along the way Ranger Station/Snack Bar

Trailheads Badger House Community Trailhead 7,223 ft Drive there · Long House Loop Trailhead 7,225 ft Drive there · Step House Trailhead 7,223 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Long House Loop · 3.6 mi · from Step House Trailhead
Badger House Community Trail · 0.8 mi · from Badger House Community Trailhead
Wetherill Mesa Kiosk Trail · 0.5 mi · from Step House Trailhead
Wetherill Parking Area Comfort Station Trail · 0.1 mi · from Step House Trailhead
Long House Loop Trail · 0.3 mi · from Long House Loop 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.