Park Hours (Today)
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Poverty Point World Heritage Site: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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About the Park
Now a nearly forgotten culture, Poverty Point at its peak 3,000 years ago was part of an enormous trading network that stretched for hundreds of miles across the continent. It was - and is - also an engineering marvel, the product of five million hours of labor. Explore the culture of a highly sophisticated people who left behind one of North America’s most important archeological sites.
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Visitor Centers
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
Located in northeastern Louisiana, Poverty Point National Monument can be visited in any season. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana. These state park facilities are open to the public. Learn more on the Louisiana State Parks Poverty Point website. https://www.povertypoint.us/ Please note that there are NO federal facilities!
Getting Here & Transit
How to Get Here
By car, from Interstate 20, take the Delhi exit and travel north on LA 17, east on LA 134 and north on LA 577.
Park Amenities
Operating Hours
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
Poverty Point National Monument is managed by the state of Louisiana. Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
- Monday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Tuesday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Wednesday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Thursday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Friday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Saturday9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sunday9:00AM - 5:00PM
Photos
Bird Mound - a grassy green mound.
Bird Mound - a grassy green mound.
When to Go
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Best Time
Year-round
Trip Length
1 day
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