17,000 years of evidence of human habitation has been uncovered at Ocmulgee but the park centers around the period from 950-1150 when the Macon Plateau culture people built the seven mounds that are on the grounds. About 5 miles of trails loop around and on top of the mounds. The visitor center has artifacts from an archeological dig sponsored by Roosevelt’s depression era Works Project Administration.
The visitor center is accessible. The theater has movable chairs. One trail, from the visitor center to the earth lodge, is paved but has a very steep down and then up grade. All of the other trails have soft, uneven, hilly ground or steps. It possible to see the mounds from the park road.
RVs can be parked across the spaces in the visitor center lot. Do not drive any farther on the park road with a RV. A railroad overpass with a 8’ 6” clearance is located a short distance in. The road is about a mile long with no sidewalk but it can be walked. Ocmulgee
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