Hopewell Culture National Historical Park partners with local organizations to fulfill its mission to preserve, protect, and interpret the remnants of the park's five earthwork complexes and one additional site co-managed with the Arc of Appalachia.
Friends of Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park
Friends of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park partners with the park and the community in preserving and promoting the wonders and achievements of the ancient American Indian Hopwell people. Please visit their website to find out more about their mission and current happenings.
Ohio History Connection
The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in 1885, the Ohio History Connection carries out history services for Ohio and its citizens focused on preserving and sharing the state’s history. This includes housing the State Historic Preservation Office, the official state archives and the Community Engagement Department and managing more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio. For more information, go to ohiohistory.org.
In 2019, a longstanding, informal collaboration between Hopewell Culture National Historical Park and the Ohio History Connection was formalized with the excecution of a Cooperative Agreement for World Heritage collaboration.
Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau
Find out all that the Ross County and the Chillicothe area has to offer when you visit the Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau. From local, down-home eateries to the beautiful, rolling hills in the foothills of the Appalachian Region, Ross County has a wealth of history and entertainment to discover.
The Ross County Park District was established in 1993.
Ross County Park District
Recreational trails at the Hopewell Mound Group are the result of a partnership with the Ross County Park District. This partner helped convert a mile of abandoned B & O railroad corridor to the Tri-County Triangle Trail. The Ross County Park District also co-manages Spruce Hill works with Hopewell Culture NHP and the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System.
Paved Tri-County Triangle Trail at Hopewell Mound Group, looking west.
NPS Photo / Tom Engberg
Tri-County Triangle Trail
The multi-use trail at the Hopewell Mound Group is a partnership with the Tri-County Triangle Trail, a non-profit organization. The trail connects the towns of Chillicothe, Frankfort and Washington Court House via a 28+ mile paved section. Parking and restrooms are located adjacent to the trail at the park's Hopewell Mound Group facilities on Sulphur Lick Road. Visit the Tri-County Triangle Trail website for more information.
The Arc of Appalachia Preserve System manages multiple nature preserves throughout southern Ohio.
Arc of Appalachia Perserve System
The Spruce Hill works are owned by the Arc of Appalachia Perserve System and is within the legislated boundary of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Spruce Hill is one of the best remaining examples of hilltop enclosures of the Hopewell culture. The non-profit Arc of Appalachia Preserve System was founded in 1995 as a grassroots organization to preserve forest and associated Eastern eco-systems. Visit The Arc of Appalachia website to learn more about their organization. Read the Spruce Hill story to discover how The Arc rescued the site from auction.
