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An early morning sun casting long shadows over grass-covered mounds.

Dawn at the Mound City Group as the sun casts long shadows over the grass.

A tan building with a red-peaked roof surrounded by green grass and tan sidewalks

The Mound City Group visitor center main entrance with Mound City Group in the background view

A green, grassy field with taller areas of uncut grass in geometric shapes under a partly cloudy sky

The overlook area of Hopeton Earthworks allowing visitors to view the interpretive mowing of the geometric shapes

An overlook area showing a green grassy field with a panel showing artwork and text

The main overlook area of Hopewell Mound Group showing the enormity of the site.

A grassy trail running between tall trees in a green field leads to a large grass-covered mound

A cut grass trail leading to the large Seip Mound at Seip Earthworks.

A tan-orange curved information desk with a man sitting behind the counter

The information desk inside of the Mound City Group visitor center.

Several children walking with a park ranger in a flat hat near grass-covered mounds.

A school field trip visiting the Mound City Group as a ranger leads them on a tour.

Several square pedestals hold books and other gifts in the middle of a carpeted floor

The bookstore inside of the Mound City Group visitor center.

An asphalt path with a steel handrail on the left with green vegetative slope to the right.

The paved river walk trail at the Mound City Group.

A gray coyote begins walking in the grass in front of a grass-covered mound

A lone coyote stares at the photographer while walking in front of a mound at Mound City Group.

Physical Address:

16062 State Route 104

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Mailing Address:

16062 State Route 104

Chillicothe, OH 45601

contact-details

Phone Number: 7407741125 Voice
Phone Number: 7407741140 Fax

Email Address: hocu_info@nps.gov
Description: Email for general park information.

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

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.

park designation:National Historical Park

Directions:

Take U.S. 23. Exit U.S. 23 at State Route 207 and turn right. Continue on S.R. 207 for 2 miles until it merges with S.R. 104 (Make no turns, continue straight on road as it turns into S.R. 104). Follow S.R. 104, turn left into park (approximately 1.8 miles past the S.R. 104 & S.R. 207 intersection), follow entrance road to visitor center.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Park Grounds

The following list represents the hours for 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. For hours of operation of the park's visitor center, please proceed to the "Visitor Center" section. There you will find the normal hours of operation for the park's only visitor center at Mound City Group.

Weather Information:

The park lies in a humid continental zone with a generally temperate climate. Winters are mildly cold with average temperatures around 30 degrees (F). Summers are hot and humid with an average temperature around 75 degrees (F). Average annual total rainfall is just under 38". Snowfall in the winter is generally light with an average total snowfall of less than 24".