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The Great Temple Mound is the largest mound at the park, it stands at 55 feet tall.

The Earth Lodge was used as a council chamber for the Mississippian Culture (900-1600)

The earth Lodge floor is original it was carbon dated to 1015.

The Funeral Mound was by prehistoric cultures to bury their dead. Today there are still remains instead the mound

This Clovis point is the first spear found east of the Mississippi River. It was carbon dated to 10,000 BC

Physical Address:

1207 Emery Hwy

Macon, GA 31217

Mailing Address:

1207 Emery Hwy

Macon, GA 31217

contact-details

Phone Number: 4787528257 Voice
Phone Number: 4787528259 Fax

Email Address: ocmu_administration@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Welcome to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. This park is a prehistoric American Indian site, where many different American Indian cultures occupied this land for thousands of years. American Indians first came here during the Paleo-Indian Period hunting Ice Age mammals. Around 900 CE, the Mississippian Period began, and people constructed mounds for their elite, which remain here today.

park designation:National Historical Park

Directions:

Drive on I-75 to Macon. Exit I-75 onto I-16 east (exit on left) . Get off I-16 at exit 2 (Coliseum Drive), take a left under the highway and proceed to where Coliseum Dr. ends at Emery Highway. Turn right on Emery Highway and proceed to the third light. Our entrance is on the right side of the road.

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Directions

Operating Hours:

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park & Visitor Center

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Park grounds and walking trails are open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. The Visitor Center and Earth Lodge are open from 9:00 am-5:00 pm daily.

Exceptions:

Christmas Day (December 25, 2024 - December 25, 2024)

New Year's Day (January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025)

Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2025 - November 27, 2025)

Weather Information:

Macon has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average high temperature ranges from 46 to 58°F (7.7 to 14.4°C) in January and 82 to 91°F (27.7 to 32.7°C) in July. Winters are mild. Temps ranging from 30 degrees to 50 degrees. Spring is mild but wet. Temps ranging from 50 degrees to low 70 degrees. Summers are hot and very humid. Temp ranging from upper 80 degrees to 100 degrees. Fall is pleasant. Temps ranging from 60 to 80 degrees.