Smith Eslick Cottage Camp

Historical marker location:

725 Lake Avenue, Grand Lake, Colorado

( Marker is on Vine Street north of Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Mesa Verde National Park, located in southwest Colorado, is home to some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the world. These ancient structures were built by the Ancestral Puebloans over 700 years ago and provide a glimpse into the lives of these ancient people.