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Visit massive prehistoric earth works.

Located in northeastern Louisiana, Poverty Point commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. 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.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.

 
Poverty Point site map drawing

Poverty Point State Historic Site

Eight centuries after Egyptian slaves dragged huge stones across the desert to build the Great Pyramids, and before the great Mayan pyramids were constructed the Poverty Point inhabitants set for themselves an enormous task as they built a complex array of earthen mounds and ridges overlooking the Mississippi River flood plain in what is now northeastern Louisiana.
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Poverty Point State Historic Site
P.O. Box 276
Epps, LA 71237

Phone

Visitor Information
(888) 926-5492

Visitor Information
(318) 926-5492

Climate

Summers are generally hot and humid with rain. Winters are mild.
Communities Surrounding Poverty Point National Monument
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Epps, LA (8 min. ) Pop. 1,153
Pioneer, LA (18 min. ) Pop. 171
Delhi, LA (27 min. ) Pop. 3,066
Transylvania, LA (27 min. )
Sondheimer, LA (30 min. )
Lake Providence, LA (34 min. ) Pop. 5,104
Tallulah, LA (43 min. ) Pop. 9,189
Rayville, LA (46 min. ) Pop. 4,234
Kilbourne, LA (49 min. ) Pop. 436
Start, LA (51 min. )
 Crowville, LA (52 min. )
Mer Rouge, LA (55 min. ) Pop. 721
Archibald, LA (57 min. )
Mangham, LA (1 hr.  0 min. ) Pop. 595
Collinston, LA (1 hr.  2 min. ) Pop. 327
Bonita, LA (1 hr.  10 min. ) Pop. 335
Cary, MS (1 hr.  50 min. ) Pop. 427
Mayersville, MS (2 hrs.  16 min. ) Pop. 795
Ashland, MS (2 hrs.  17 min. ) Pop. 577