Bicycle rentals might soon be available at Mesa Verde National Park, where officials are seeking a company to rent bikes, strollers, and wheelchairs on Wetherill Mesa.
The National Park Service will issue up to one commercial use authorization for a temporary bicycle rental operation located at the Wetherill Mesa parking area in the national park. Under the CUA, the permittee will be authorized to rent bicycles to park visitors for use on approved roadways and trails on Wetherill Mesa. The permittee will be responsible for providing and maintaining all rental equipment necessary for the operation as well as temporary sales and storage facilities.
The National Park Service will issue the CUA for an initial term of 12 months. The Park Service will utilize information and data collected during the term of this CUA to aid in the transportation plan for Wetherill Mesa and in determining how bicycle rental operations will be managed in the future.
A copy of the application and application instructions can be obtained by contacting the Mesa Verde National Park Concessions Management Division at (970) 529-4613. To be considered complete, applications must be received by February 13 by 4 p.m. local time.
For questions or additional information about the bicycle rental operation, please contact Dewey Higley, Concessions Management Specialist at (970) 529-4613.
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Count me in as one who would take advantage of something like this. It's fairly impossible to pack your bike when you fly, so this would be a good option.
But given the narrow, heavily traveled roads in Mesa Verde with no shoulders to speak of, I'm not sure I'd want to even try riding a bike there.