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Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site

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Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site

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The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site located just across the river from St. Louis, MO. and a few miles west of Collinsville, IL.



"The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Within the 2,200-acre tract, located a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois, lie the archaeological remnants of the central section of the ancient settlement that is today known as Cahokia."
Address: 30 Ramey Dr, Collinsville (Illinois) 62234
Phone: (618) 346-5160
Parking: Lot
State: IL
City: Collinsville
Street Number: 30 Ramey Dr
Zip Code: 62234
categories: state park, nonprofit organization


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Reviews
There are places that fill the soul with wonder. This is among them. A prominent World Heritage site that somehow remains a majestic secret. The visitor's center was great, but currently closed for renovations. The signage on the mounds themselves are well done. Atop Monk's Mound are great views and a kind serenity.
Amazing to see the mound - largest pre-Columbian establishment in North America. It helps to read info boards, if you are not familiar with the site. I came before sunrise, lots of locals take the hike and work out on the stairs. Visitor center opens at 10am but area is free for roaming. It is so accessible right next to the road and if you are familiar or know the place you can kind of see it off from the interstate highway next to it.
My adult children don’t understand my enjoyment of Native American mounds. Fundamentally they’re just irregularly shaped hills on a grassy field. But it’s exactly because the hills are unnatural, obviously purposeful, and yet mysterious that I love them as a place for a nice walk. This is the best collection of mounds in the nation, the walking paths wind around a beautiful field, and the tallest mound is high enough for some great views and some decent exercise. It’s just off the interstate, so stop by to stretch your legs and to try to imagine the area 800 years ago.
I love history. This place is so fascinating! Bummer the visitors center was closed for renovations. We were passing through the area going back to Co, so hopefully someday we'll catch the visitor center when it's open. The stairs up to monks mound were easy enough for my 4 year old.
Visited 7/13/23 - A bittersweet visit for me. If your plans are to visit to learn about the mounds, it will be worth while to research online first because there is not enough interpretive resources on site at this time. I've been wanting to visit this site for years and after traveling from the west coast, this was my chance. The mounds of course were spectacular, but as a World Heritage Site and the largest Indian Mound site in the US, I expected better from the organization running it. While I had read on the website that the Museum and Visiter Center was closed for renovations, I was disappointed overall with the park. We visited on a weekday afternoon and there were very few visitors. It looks to be a great walking and hiking park for locals because there are miles of trails paved, gravel and dirt that link many of the mounds and also go through beautiful natural areas with wildlife in the meadows and wooded areas. The grounds themselves were clean and well maintained as the area is so large, it looks like the maintenance team would need to mow the grass daily! As a historic site, even with renovations to the visitor center, there should be better interpretative signs, markers and self guided tour maps for those who specifically come to learn about the earthworks and the culture who constructed them and utilized them. We first parked at the visitor center to look for restrooms and see if there was a kiosk with maps for a self guided tour. I could not find any maps there but there was information about downloading a paid app I think it was about $5. I didn't download it, hoping to not drain my phone's battery so I could take photos, and still hoping to find a paper map. If the app is meant to be the replacement educational resource while the visitor center is closed, it should be free, but also consider that many people visiting may prefer visual rather than audible mobile technology. There is a sign in front of the visitor center/museum directing visitors to restrooms across the highway to the Monk's Mound parking lot so we drove there and parked. The only restrooms are 3 Port-a-potties that are desperately in need of servicing. At this location, there were brochures available that talked about the phone app but again, no paper maps or signs I could take a photo of for a self guided tour of the mounds. I had taken a photo of a map of the hiking trails at one of the interpretive signs at the visitor center so we used that to guide us along the trails. We found markers at most of the archaeological sites, and most of them had decent info, but there were two different numbering systems which was a little confusing without a map of the mounds. I hope to make the trip to the east side of the country again in the future, so I hope to visit and find that the current renovations include improvements to culture interpretation methods outside the visitor center as well as inside.
The interpretive center is still closed during the renovation, but the restrooms were available, as well as the maps of the trails and the whole site. The history that you can feel, while walking the grounds, and reading the signs, is enlightening.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
Cool place to see, but we were disappointed that the visitors center was closed. We enjoyed walking around and seeing the mounds and imagining it’s history. The signage around the trails could have been more informative.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree
Cool spot to walk around by yourself or with family. Great that they have placed signage to educate others about the history of the mounds and it has a beautiful view to St Louis from the horizon. Highly recommended!! Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
Absolutely beautiful. That being said if you have walking restrictions probably not the best place for you. I barely made it up the 164 stairs. But once at the top it was incredible. The history behind the site will also give you chills. If you have a chance to go to the museum across the street do so. Sadly it was closed when we went through
Cool spot. Lots of walking/running trails fairly informative sighs and just cool to look at.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
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