Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Visitors read a sign in front of Mound #7
Nearly 2000 years ago, American Indians built dozens of monumental mounds and earthen enclosures in southern Ohio. These earthwork complexes were ceremonial landscapes used for feasts, funerals, rituals, and rites of passage associated with an American Indian religious movement that swept over half the continent for almost 400 years. Come walk among the earthworks and experience the past.
Map showing location of park.
A ranger on the left speaks to several people in front of grass covered mounds
Summer Hours and Programs at Mound City Group
The park has released the 2024 summer operational hours schedule and programs for the Mound City Group visitor center.
An early morning sun casting long shadows over grass-covered mounds.
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
A tan building with a red-peaked roof surrounded by green grass and tan sidewalks
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
A green, grassy field with taller areas of uncut grass in geometric shapes under a partly cloudy sky
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
An overlook area showing a green grassy field with a panel showing artwork and text
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
A grassy trail running between tall trees in a green field leads to a large grass-covered mound
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
A tan-orange curved information desk with a man sitting behind the counter
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
Several children walking with a park ranger in a flat hat near grass-covered mounds.
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
Several square pedestals hold books and other gifts in the middle of a carpeted floor
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
An asphalt path with a steel handrail on the left with green vegetative slope to the right.
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg
A gray coyote begins walking in the grass in front of a grass-covered mound
Photo by NPS / Tom Engberg