The park’s Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Between Memorial Day to Labor Day the Visitor Center is open 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Visitor Center is closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.
Park Grounds
Park grounds at the Mound City Group, Hopewell Mound Group, and Seip Earthworks units are open during daylight hours. Currently, Hopewell Mound Group and Seip Earthworks units have limited visitor facilities consisting of interpretive signs and restrooms.
Closures
The Hopeton Earthworks and High Bank Works units are not accessible to the public except for occasional ranger-led programs. These sites are primarily devoted to preservation and research. For more information about these closures, please contact the park.
Did You Know?
The smallest living carnivore uses the grounds at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park for hunting and nesting. Least weasels mainly prey on meadow voles, but will dine on shrews, moles, birds, and insects.