Seip Earthworks is part of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park administered by the National Park Service. The Visitor Center for the park is located at the Mound City Group, and this is a short drive from there. There is a small parking lot located near a shelter house with picnic tables. You can see the large reconstructed mound from there, and it's easy to find your way towards it. Unfortunately, much of this great site has been lost to time and agriculture, so we found it helpful to refer to the map of the area, so we could get a better idea of how everything was once situated. There are outlines of the remnants of buildings that can be viewed. The mound is very impressive to gaze up at and think about how it was accomplished. There is also a hiking trail out near Paint Creek at the site. Several interpretive signs are also available, which are very helpful for better understanding the history of the area. read more

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Tony and I was on our way to Bainsbridge, Ohio to see the Highland Sanctuary Preservation and to hike among the rock formations. I didn't realize that this Indian Mound was going to be here so It was a very nice surprise. It is FREE to enjoy! There are plenty of signs with tons of information. There is a nice parking lot and a picnic area with shelter available. We parked at the lot and read the signs. There is a gravel road leading back to the mound but the gate on it was locked. So we just parked and walked back there. It was very early in the morning so we were absolutely alone accept for a few squirrels. This is a large park area with plenty of areas to play a ballgame if you wanted!! read more

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The Mound site is well preserved. You have to park at the sign and walk to it. There's only one Mound but there are circles and squares you can walk to down a path. read more

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We were in the area to visit the Hopewell Culture National Historic Site which is actually comprised of 6 separate sites (4 of which of currently open to the public). We started with the Mound City Group which is sort of the main site. It's the location of the National Park Visitor's Center and has the most to offer. It's also known as the Hopewell Culture National Historic Center. After touring the Visitor's Center, talking to the Park Ranger and exploring the Mound City Group site, we decided to try and find the other sites. Our next stop was the Seip Earthworks which was less than 10 miles from the main site. The Seip Earthworks was also interesting to visit but, when compared to the Mound City Group, the Seip site was far less impressive. There is a nice parking area; the picnic pavilion appeared to be in a state of disrepair and was posted as "closed until further notice"; and there was a large field with a single large mound at the far end. We walked back to the mound and found signage that described the mound, the site and the adjacent areas where the field had been mown to show where the other mounds would have been located. You sort of needed to use your imagination to visualize the other mounds. Very pastoral and quiet. We had the place to ourselves. If you have limited time, stop at the Mound City Group FIRST (this is the main site and the location of the National Park Visitor's Center. Then, if time permits, the SEIP Earthworks would be my 2nd stop; followed by the Hopewell Mound Group and lastly the Hopeton Earthworks. read more