Day trips from Dothan - Kolomoki Mounds
August 23rd, 2008 - Categories: Day Trips from Dothan
By: Charles Woodall
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My wife and I love to occasionally load up the kids and take off to any interesting place we can find within a short drive of Dothan. Our area has an abundance of unique sights, some well known and some not so well known.
Kolomoki Mounds State Park
Location Early County Georgia, just north of Blakely. Take Hwy 52 on the east side of town toward Columbia. Once in Georgia, just follow the signs.
Drive time from Dothan about an hour or so
Cost $3 to park, a few dollars to see the presentation at the Interpretive Center. Overall, we spent less than $20 for a family of five. Camping, etc. are extra.
Amenities Camping, swimming pool, lots of picnic and play areas, fishing, hiking, Indian museum
Best advice Appreciate the history of this area, and wear comfortable climbing shoes
One of the most important and well preserved archaeological sites in our area, Kolomoki Mounds nearly 1300 acres feature seven earthern Indian mounds built by the Swift Creek and Weeden Indians somewhere between 250950 A.D. The Temple Mound is by far the largest, and a walk up the steps to the top gives you a view of most of the park. The park was formed back in the late 1930s, and in 1940 the Civilian Conservation Corp built a camp and a dam to form the 80 acre lake.
Archaeological excavations took place in the late 1940s and early 1950s lead by Dr. William Sears. The Museum and Interpretive Center are actually built around one of the burial mounds, so visitors can see first hand what the inside of one of the mounds looks like.
Realistically, you can see the sights and the museum in just a few hours. There are some great picnic areas and pavilions scattered throughout the park, so be sure to take a lunch and enjoy those. The kids will love the playgrounds!
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Hey Charles,
Thanks so much for sharing this great destination. It sound so interesting. I really like the idea of loading up the kids for a short day trip, I am going to see if I can replace that one week for “Family Game Night!”
Hope things are going well for you over there in Dothan, AL. Take care!
Chad