Step House — Attraction in Four Corners States

The walk down to Step House is pretty easy, but bring some water and wear sunscreen. The site itself isn't as big and impresive as cliff palace and balcony house, but you can explore Step House on your own without a ranger. Don't forget to look at the petroglyphs at the top of the ladder. If there is a ranger down there, ask them to point out some of the art on the walls, like afroman and the hand. The road to step house from the visiter center is really nice. Lots of good veiws and if you like driving, the road is worth the trip itself. It is about 30...

Interesting hike to a small "house" This is a relative short loop of a trail at Mesa Verde national park. It's self-guided but there is a ranger there when we went. It's small but you can explore it. Called the Step House because there are a couple of different levels with steps. It's actually pretty small but it's still amazing how they built this kind of place 1000 years ago. It's worth the hike but certainly not the primary attraction at Mesa Verde...

If you have a few extra hours while at Mesa Verde, this is a great hike to do, especially with a younger family. Our kids (8 and 10) enjoyed the trail, and found the ruins pretty interesting. It was nice to be away from the crowds as well. You can get up close and personal with the ruins, and there was a ranger that was down at the site to answer any questions. Our ranger the day we went happened to be very friendly and helpful. We learned a...