Contact Info
Macon, GA 31217
- Phone:
- 478-752-8257
Basics
- Type:
- Other
Description
Ocmulgee National Monument is a memorial to the relationship of people and natural resources in this corner of North America. The monument also preserves a continuous record of human life in the Southeast from the earliest times to the present. Indeed, there is evidence here of more than 12,000 years of human habitation. A diversity of natural and cultural resources combines to provide an abundance of reasons to visit.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
Closed Christmas (Dec 25) and New Years Day (Jan 1) <
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Directions from Atlanta
Drive south on I-75 to Macon. Exit I-75 onto I-16 east (exit on left) . Get off I-16 at exit 2 (Coliseum Drive), take a left under the highway and proceed to where Coliseum Dr. ends at Emery Highway. Turn right on Emery Highway and proceed to the third light. The entrance is on the right side of the road.
Take I-16 west to Macon and get off at Exit 2 (Coliseum Drive), take a right and proceed to where Coliseum Dr. ends at Emery Highway. Turn right on Emery Highway and proceed to the third light. The entrance is on the right side of the road.
Directions from Florida
Take I-75 north to Macon and get onto I-16 east at the Major Bobby Jones Interchange. Exit I-16 at exit 2 (Coliseum Drive), take a left under the highway and proceed to where Coliseum Dr. ends at Emery Highway. Turn right on Emery Highway and proceed to the third light. The entrance is on the right side of the road.
Directions from Gray, Georgia
Drive south on Gray Highway-129. After you pass Shurling Drive take a left on Second Street, go one block and take a left onto Emery Highway. Travel east on Emery Highway 4 lights. The entrance is on the right side of the road.
