hopewell culture national historical park

I have been here several times over the years and found it fascinating. There are rangers on site to explain all the points of interest. You can roam around at your leisure and check out the mounds. They have a mound sliced open so you can see how they buried their dead. There is a picnic area so you can have lunch during your visit. I think everyone will enjoy their visit.

A glimpse into the history of Chillicothe not found anywhere else. a great primer on pre historic America!

go here at least once a month, very informative can learn a lot on the history of Chillicothe, trail is nice goes down by the river, just a pleasant place to go to enjoy the outdoors.

if you are a history buff then this is the place, native America burial mounds, and lots of them , take a stroll through the mounds and along the Scioto river, enjoy the view

We visited the 3 main sites associated with Hopewell. We learned a lot and the sites were easy to envision.

The rangers in this small visitors' center are genuinely enthusiastic in explaining the ancient Hopewell culture and their amazing mounds. The lecture and PowerPoint presentation was perhaps the best hour I've spent on cultural education. The museum is interesting and artifacts are presented well. The short film is equally worthwhile. This is an excellent place to visit for anyone curious about an important part of Ohio's history.

Trees are changing & the walkway trail was beautiful. Really nice to be able to see items from the past on display.

They had a museum there that played an informative video. The mounds could be viewed from the museum but you could also go out directly to the grounds.

The park - run by the National Park Service - is free and it shows that the native peoples of America had a rich and advanced culture. A walk around the grave mounds after visiting the little musuem is recommended.

The grandkids have went for a tour of the Indian mounds, a mock dig, and they have a great museum with many artifacts, old pottery and arrowheads. Great for a school trip or a family outing. A fun history lesson. Scouts can even earn a badge there by completing a program. You should go at least once, the Park Rangers there are all very nice and helpful.

I was taking a Sunday drive through Chillicothe and saw this NPS sign along the way and decided to stop. The main sight is interesting and the museum includes a lot of context, especially the impact of WWI Ft Sherman. Walking through the mounds is interesting too, if only for a leisurely stroll to the river. Anticipating much the same I went to the Mound Group site nearby, however I was disappointed. The site takes a lot of imagination to see more than just a field. My guess is if you've studied the culture you'll get something out of the visit. For the general visitor my guess is you'll see the same field I did and wonder why am I here?

We decided to break up our drive to Cincinnati by stopping at a few national parks including Hopewell Culture NHP. I highly recommend visiting it. Just make sure you punch in the correct for the visitor center into your gps instead of allowing the gps to fill it in for you. Apparently, many gps units have one of the satellite locations as the main site instead of the visitors center. When we arrived at the wrong spot, we plugged the address in ourselves and it took us to the right place. The ranger on duty said that happens all the time.The park itself is lovely and well maintained. The small museum has lots of interesting artifacts and the rangers are so knowledgeable. You get a lot of information out of a quick visit.

it's very exciting to live here and be able to view these whenever we want. The only downside is that these are RECONSTRUCTED. When Camp Sherman was built, they flattened the actual mounds. Years later they decided that maybe they shouldn't have done that, and built them back up. There are additional mounds nearby that were not flattened (Story Mound on Delano Ave. near Worthington Elementary tucked in the neighborhood like it isn't something out of place). However, the people here do a great job teaching the history of the people who built the mounds. The park also holds a lot of events such as butterfly tagging, and American Indians do still gather in this area on their special days.

A major archeological site and well worth a visit. Back in the 70s I took my Jr. High classes there every year.

The park is clean and well maintained. The staff is friendly and informative. The video before the tour is a must. We enjoyed Ranger Bruce on the walking tour with out teenage grandsons. Ranger Bruce related well to all ages.