• Mound City visitor center in spring

    Hopewell Culture

    National Historical Park Ohio

Things To Know Before You Come

Lodging Information

No lodging is available at the park. A variety of hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, and campgrounds are available within a short distance. Click here for a list of accomodations from the Ross Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Where To Eat

Food is not available for purchase within the park. There are no vending machines. A variety of restaurants are located near the Mound City Group unit. Click here for a list of restaurants from the Ross Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Pets

Only service animals are allowed in park buildings. Leashed animals are permitted on trails. Pet owners are responsible for picking up after their pet.

Accessibility

Interpretive trails at the Mound City Group unit are accessible, although trails may be slightly uneven due to surfaces of grass, gravel, and wood chips.

A 2.5 mile trail is accessible at the Hopewell Mound Group unit. Trail is partially paved, gravel and grass. This site also contains a covered picnic shelter and accessible restrooms.

Seip Earthworks has no paved trails. Trails may be uneven and only mowed grass. No restrooms at this site, but there is a covered picnic area.

Did You Know?

Ancient Monuments, Squier & Davis

The first publication of the Smithsonian Institution in 1848 was an extensive survey of archeology sites that included all of the sites at Hopewell Culture NHP. The book was authored by Ephraim Squier (left) and Edwin Davis (right), residents of the town of Chillicothe where Hopewell Culture NHP is located.