One of the best ways to learn about the ancient mounds of Florida is to visit one. Each of the sites below
is accessible to the public. Discover how those who came before us shaped this place we now call Florida.
Click on the map or the links below for more information on each of these sites.
1. Fort Walton Temple Mound (Okaloosa County)
Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center
139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach
Call 850.833.9595 or online at www.fwb.org/index.php/museums.html |
12. Shell Island Site Trail (Collier County)
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road, Naples
Call 239.417.6310 or online at www.rookerybay.org/resource-management/outdoor-experiences |
2. Lake Jackson Mounds (Leon County)
3600 Indian Mound Road, Tallahasee
Call 850.922.6007 or online at www.floridastateparks.org/lakejackson |
13. Fort Center Site (Glades County)
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
Call 561.625.5122 or online at myfwc.com/Recreation/WMASites_FisheatingCreek_history.htm |
3. Letchworth-Love Mounds State Park (Jefferson County)
4500 Sunray Road S, Monitcello
Call 850.922.6007 or online at www.flheritage.com/archaeology/projects/letchworth |
14. Ortona Indian Mound Park (Glades County)
State Road 78, west of US 27 and east of US 29
Online at www.visitglades.com/ortona-mounds |
4. Crystal River Archaeological State Park (Citrus County)
3266 North Sailboat Avenue, Crystal River
Call 352.563.0450 or online at www.floridastateparks.org/crystalriverpreserve |
15. Turtle Mound at Canaveral National Seashore (Volusia County)
7611 South Atlantic Avenue, New Smyrna Beach
Call 386.428.3384 Ext. 10 or online at www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm |
5. Safety Harbor Mound in Philippi Park (Pinellas County)
2525 Philippe Parkway, Safety Harbor
Call 727.582.2100 or online at www.pinellascounty.org/park/11_Philippe.htm |
16. Thursby Mound in Blue Spring State Park (Volusia County)
2100 West French Avenue, Orange City
Call 386.775.3663 or online at www.floridastateparks.org/bluespring |
6. Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Park (Manatee County)
3708 Patten Avenue, Ellenton
Call 941.723.4536 or online at www.floridastateparks.org/MadiraBickelMound
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17. House of Refuge Museum at Gilbert’s Bar (Martin County)
301 SE MacArthur Boulevard, Stuart
Call 772.225.1875 or online at www.elliottmuseumfl.org |
7. Portavant Temple Mound at Emerson Point Park (Manatee County)
5801 17th Street West, Palmetto
Call 941.776.2295 or online at www.pinellascounty.org/park/11_Philippe.htm |
18. Mount Elizabeth Indian Mound (Martin County)
Indian RiverSide Park
1707 NE Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach
Call 772.692.7501 or online at www.mansionattuckahoe.com/htm/friends.htm |
8. A Window to the Past at Historic Spanish Point (Sarasota County)
337 North Tamiami Trail, Osprey
Call 941.966.5214 or online at www.historicspanishpoint.org |
19. Dubois Indian Mound Archaeological Site (Palm Beach County)
19075 Dubois Road, Jupiter
Call 561.747.6639 or online at http://www.pbcgov.com/parks/locations/dubois.htm |
9. Calusa Heritage Trail at Pineland (Lee County)
13810 Waterfront Drive, Pineland
Call 239.283.2062 or online at www.flmnh.ufl.edu/rrc/ |
20. Indian Mound Park (Broward County)
Hibiscus Avenue & NE 13th Street, Pompano Beach
Call 954.786.4111 or online at www.mypompanobeach.org/history/index.html |
10. Mound House (Lee County)
289 Connecticut Street, Fort Myers Beach
Call 239.765.0865 or online at www.moundhouse.org |
21. Arch Creek Park (Miami-Dade County)
1855 NE 135 Street, North Miami
Call 305.944.6111 or online at www.miamidade.gov/parks/Parks/arch_creek.asp |
11. Mound Key, Koreshan State Historic Site (Lee County)
3800 Corkscrew Road, Estero
Call 239.992.0311 or online at www.floridastateparks.org/MoundKey |
22. Tequesta Indian Mound at Deering Estate (Miami-Dade County)
16701 SW 72 Avenue, Miami
Call 305.235.1668 or online at www.deeringestate.org |