Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
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.
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.
- Biking
- Fishing
- Food
- Picnicking
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Hiking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Park Film
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Gift Shop and Souvenirs
- Archeology
- Military
- Infantry and Militia
- Battlefields
- Native American Heritage
- Wars and Conflicts
- Civil War
- Animals
- Alligators or Crocodiles
- Birds
- Fish
- Tortoises and Turtles
- Trails
- Wetlands
Great Temple and Lesser Temple Mound
The Great Temple Mound is the largest mound at the park, it stands at 55 feet tall.
Earth Lodge
The Earth Lodge was used as a council chamber for the Mississippian Culture (900-1600)
Earth Lodge Floor
The earth Lodge floor is original it was carbon dated to 1015.
The Funeral Mound
The Funeral Mound was by prehistoric cultures to bury their dead. Today there are still remains instead the mound
Clovis Point
This Clovis point is the first spear found east of the Mississippi River. It was carbon dated to 10,000 BC