Poverty Point National Monument
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What To Know Before You Visit
Park grounds and visitor center are open, but you're encouraged to call the visitor center at 318-926-5492 for the latest information and COVID-19 precautions before you visit.
Hours
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
| Every day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Poverty Point National Monument is managed by the state of Louisiana.
Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Standard Hours
| Every day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Closed (closed)
We are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Visitor centers
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
| Every day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Closed (closed)
Standard Operating Hours
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Poverty Point World Heritage Site
About this park
Now a nearly forgotten culture, Poverty Point at its peak 3,000 years ago was part of an enormous trading network that stretched for hundreds of miles across the continent. It was - and is - also an engineering marvel, the product of five million hours of labor. Explore the culture of a highly sophisticated people who left behind one of North America’s most important archeological sites.