Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

National Historical Park · Ohio

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An early morning sun casting long shadows over grass-covered mounds.
Photo: NPS / Tom Engberg

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Hours

Park Grounds

Usual hours: Park Grounds
Every daySunrise to Sunset

The park grounds at Mound City Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Hopeton Earthworks and Seip Earthworks are open every day of the year, during daylight hours. All park grounds officially close at sunset and re-open at sunrise.

Visitor centers

Mound City Group Visitor Center

Mound City Group Visitor Center

Usual hours: Mound City Group Visitor Center
Every day9:00AM - 4:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Holiday Observance Closure (closed)

The Mound City Group visitor center is the park's only visitor center building. These are the normal hours of operation. The visitor center is open daily, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Mound City Group Visitor Center

About this park

Nearly 2000 years ago, Native Americans 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 a Native American religious movement that swept over half the continent for almost 400 years. Come walk among the earthworks and experience the past.