Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Designation: National Historical Park
Location: Georgia
📘 Park Overview
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.
🌤 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.
🚗 Directions
The park is located in East Macon, along Emery Highway. Enter the park address, 1207 Emery Highway, Macon, GA 31217 to get directions to the site.
Images
The Great Temple Mound is the largest mound at the park, it stands at 55 feet tall.
Credit: NPS
The Earth Lodge was used as a council chamber for the Mississippian Culture (900-1600)
Credit: NPS
The earth Lodge floor is original it was carbon dated to 1015.
Credit: NPS
The Funeral Mound was by prehistoric cultures to bury their dead. Today there are still remains instead the mound
Credit: NPS
This Clovis point is the first spear found east of the Mississippi River. It was carbon dated to 10,000 BC
Credit: NPS
Activities
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Operating Hours
Entrance Fees
No entrance fees listed.
Entrance Passes
No entrance passes listed.
3-Day Weather Forecast
Saturday, May 9
Moderate rain
High: 79°F | Low: 60.8°F
Humidity: 89%
Wind: 11.6 mph
Rain Chance: 86%
UV Index: 5.8
Sunrise: 06:40 AM
Sunset: 08:22 PM
Moon: Last Quarter (59%)
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 65.3°F
Cloud Cover: 86%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Sunday, May 10
Patchy rain nearby
High: 84.4°F | Low: 65.1°F
Humidity: 76%
Wind: 7.2 mph
Rain Chance: 81%
UV Index: 9.9
Sunrise: 06:39 AM
Sunset: 08:23 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent (49%)
Visibility: 5 mi
Dew Point: 68.7°F
Cloud Cover: 81%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Monday, May 11
Moderate rain
High: 73.4°F | Low: 63.3°F
Humidity: 84%
Wind: 11 mph
Rain Chance: 88%
UV Index: 7.6
Sunrise: 06:39 AM
Sunset: 08:23 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent (39%)
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 65.8°F
Cloud Cover: 88%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Park Alerts
Park Events
Earth Lodge Tour
Join a Park Ranger for a tour of the Earth Lodge!
Learn more about the mound-building culture and see the 1,000-year-old clay floor inside the ceremonial council chamber.
The 1/8 mile walk to the Earth Lodge includes a paved decline and incline which may be difficult for some guests.
The space inside the Earth Lodge is accessed through a 20-foot-long tunnel and is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Location: The tour begins at the park visitor center.
Date: Jan 10, 2026 12:00am to Jan 31, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Native American Games
This fun, active event is a way for kids to learn games Mississippians played 1,000 years ago. The event will be in the green space next to the visitor center parking lot.
Date: Jan 10, 2026 12:00am to Jan 10, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Dunlap Guided Ranger Talk
Ever wonder how was the land used after the Muscogee (Creek)'s forced removal to the west? Find out all about it with a Park Ranger on this hybrid talk-and-walk. The talk will be at the outdoor classroom, followed by a 1/4-mile walk to the historic and scenic Dunlap house, with the Park Ranger delving into this often-missed portion of history hidden behind the mounds.
Date: Jan 11, 2026 12:00am to Jan 11, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Kids Pottery Program
Join us to learn how to make pottery using the American Indian coil method! Children may create their own clay pot that they can take home.
Date: Jan 17, 2026 12:00am to Jan 17, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Native American Games
This fun, active event is a way for kids to learn games Mississippians played 1,000 years ago. The event will be in the green space next to the visitor center parking lot.
Date: Jan 18, 2026 12:00am to Jan 18, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Dunlap Guided Ranger Talk
Ever wonder how was the land used after the Muscogee (Creek)'s forced removal to the west? Find out all about it with a Park Ranger on this hybrid talk-and-walk. The talk will be at the outdoor classroom, followed by a 1/4-mile walk to the historic and scenic Dunlap house, with the Park Ranger delving into this often-missed portion of history hidden behind the mounds.
Date: Jan 24, 2026 12:00am to Jan 24, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Kids Pottery Program
Join us to learn how to make pottery using the American Indian coil method! Children may create their own clay pot that they can take home.
Date: Jan 25, 2026 12:00am to Jan 25, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Frozen Frontiers: Predators, Prey and People
Did you know that mammoths and sabertoothed cats used to roam right here at what is now Ocmulgee National Historical Park?
Join a Park Ranger and take a journey back in time to more than 12,000 years to the Ice Age animals and the people who hunted them.
We will explore Paleoindian weapons and hunting strategies and talk about how these people may not have been much different than the people of today.
Date: Jan 31, 2026 12:00am to Jan 31, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Native American Games
This fun, active event is a way for kids to learn games Mississippians played 1,000 years ago. The event will be in the green space next to the visitor center parking lot.
Date: Feb 1, 2026 12:00am to Feb 1, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Earth Lodge Tour
Join a Park Ranger for a tour of the Earth Lodge!
Learn more about the mound-building culture and see the 1,000-year-old clay floor inside the ceremonial council chamber.
The 1/8 mile walk to the Earth Lodge includes a paved decline and incline which may be difficult for some guests.
The space inside the Earth Lodge is accessed through a 20-foot-long tunnel and is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Location: The tour begins at the park visitor center.
Date: Feb 28, 2026 12:00am to Mar 14, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Visitor Center & Contacts
📍 Physical Address:
1207 Emery Hwy
Macon, GA 31217
🏤 Mailing Address:
1207 Emery Hwy
Macon, GA 31217
📞 Voice Phone: 4787528257
📞 Fax Phone: 4787528259
✉️ Email: ocmu_administration@nps.gov