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Newark Earthworks in Heath
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Heath, Licking County, Ohio, US
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Pretty interesting place. The mounds are visible as soon as you park. Wasn’t able to check out the entire area maybe another time
It was very interesting if your an adult, but there wasnt a lot going on. We had to leave after only an hour before the small children started yelling about how bored they were.
Amazing site created 2000 years ago by the Hopewell (thanks info signs!). Beautiful area well maintained and for history and nature buffs. Came when the office wasn’t open (can a sign tell visitors where on site restrooms are for travelers and children?). FREE to walk around the gorgeous “great circle” and picnic areas nearby. Too bad more of the ancient site wasn’t preserved.
Impressive! If you have any interest in history, you need to see this place!
Lovely site to visit that felt like a spiritually powerful place, but decidedly a White Colonialism perspective in the visitor center and posted signage. There was a single panel exhibit (less than 10% of the displayed info) regarding protests from American Indian activists about a dig onsite in the 1990s. White-centric comments from the guy welcoming visitors made me sad, but perhaps the person offering tours (which we missed by a quarter-hour, unfortunately) offered a more balanced perspective. I would love to learn more from Indigenous people what their traditions say about this and other earthworks in Ohio...to the extent theyre willing to speak about it with non-Native, respectful visitors, of course.
Beautiful grounds, I was expecting a little more historic information on the mounds, there is a small museum in the center that holds a carved relic of an Indian wearing a bear head and pelt. Overall I enjoyed to walk around seeing this historic site.
Cool place, known to locals only!But not too much to see.
Amazing ancient structure, eye opening to see some preserved portion of it, hard to imagine how people able to build such a huge precise structure 2000 years ago. It is in the process to be submitted as a World of Wonder, really have to see it to believe it, make sure to watch the interactive video.
I didnt get to go inside the little museum building, but the area itself was interesting and the signs were knowledgeable
Beautiful park. My Grandmother used to bring me here as a child. Great memories .
Beautifully kept grounds, quiet and serene.
Nice little surprise in the middle of town. Small educational museum. Would be a nice place to have a picnic.
Very interesting. If nothing else, worth the stop to stretch your legs and picnic.
Wonderfully quiet place to take a circular dayhike inside the moat and separated from the surrounding traffic zoo and city noise.
Not a bad place to go take a stroll in the evening or in the afternoon. Its a clean park, well maintained, Wild Life is Beautiful, and I would go back. If youre looking for a nice walking area check this place out.
Wow. A terrific place. Try to visit on the first Friday of the month for a guided tour. Stay on trails. Good place for picnic. Dont park under or near walnut trees. Be careful to avoid driving over walnuts. They can do damage to vehicles. Take time to read signs. Or read before you visit for a better experience. A treasure for all people. Incredible Ohio history!
The mystery of this place and why it was built the way it was is very intriguing.
The great circle is very well kept, but the country club ought to relinquish the octagon back to the historical society.
Come here, you wont regret it. Lots of info pads and you can walk inside the Great Circle to get a glimpse into where natives used to come... the museum is super informative and the people there are super helpful...
There are no words. To sit in a 2,000. Year old earthworks and know how significant it is is mind blowing
A landmark worthy of anyones time, respect and appreciation.
I was disappointed in signage and support. There are 3 major surviving artifact portions in the area but only one gets direction signs on highway or a map on site. More dog-walk-pickup kiosks than informational signs. What appears to be an interpretive center is open one day a month (not the day I was there). Identified as a sacred site, but with picnic pavilions and tables? Still, I am pleased that anything is still visible of a site last used by makers 1500 years ago.
Very interesting preservation of history. It was almost 1 1/2 miles around inside the mote.
Beautiful park! Id heard Graham Hancock gush about this place on a Joe Rogan podcast. Its a pretty big deal!
Great place for picnics and get togethers. Always a great place to relax and enjoy nature.
No restroom now , no water fountain when we were there , no picnic tables other than the shelter houses in which we couldnt use because of other people there . So we left . I understand its because they dont want the homeless camping there , but what did that solve really ??
Its hard to believe such an important prehistoric site doesnt get more attention than it does. These ancient earthworks, along with the few other examples in the state, are the Stonehenge of Ohio. An astonishing sight.
Very nice place to relax and connect with nature.. very magical place! 🙌🏽✨
There is truly power and magic emanating from the ground here. A great place to visit for those spiritually woke.Cover yourself spiritually so you dont take anything unwanted home. Newark is the Land of Legend.A great place for a full moon.There is a story about walking the mounds backwards. Enjoy
Nice park clean , just make sure when you walk to the center of the mounds. Realy pretty in the center cant see nothing but mounds and trees.
Great place to bring a picnic lunch!
Pretty cool place, dont accidentally walk on the hill by the parking lot like I did. Its sacred ground.
We stumbled upon this place because we were lost and decided to take a quick look. Not sure what I was expecting but it is a nice place to picnic or just sit and enjoy its beauty
Informative, interesting, straight forward and easy to navigate history site. Highly recommend for a short outing.
My dog loved it!! It was beautiful ❤️
Its a very interesting site. It measures 0.7 miles all around and the ancient Indians made it as a perimeter that points to the sun on specific dates. You can come in and walk around. Besides, theres also a museum
Very cool little visitor center with information about the Indian Mounds, very beautiful inside and friendly staff. The hours are short and odd so make sure you check if they are open before you go. If they arent its still a beautiful place to walk around and enjoy the park. There are info signs with limited information on the history there. Its an interesting part of history.
Amazing and enourmous earthworks by prehistoric indians from 2,000 years ago. Newark Earthworks is so large its hard to believe they built it without bulldozers or even wheelbarrows. Most of it resides within a private golf course, but you can always access two parts of it, well marked on Google Maps, that touch the edges of the course. Parking is immediately adjacent. At certain times of the year the golf course opens up to allow visitors to roam the entire earthwork. If you are interested in Ohio history or prehistoric history of North America, youll enjoy this.
Beautiful, priceless, sacred site. The scale of the place is mind-blowing. Im so glad it has been preserved and that we got to experience it. No photos do it justice, the walls are higher than I imagined theyd be. Go see for yourself!
Ive been coming here for 20 years. They dont have play equipment so people dont abandon their kids here and the ground is rolling and there are a wide variety of native trees. Solitude and walks are great at this park
It would be a lot better if people would leave the bathroom alone so they could leave them unlocked so when you have small children there and they have to use the restroom and cant because its all locked up.
There were kids with paintball guns and trash all over. It does not seem like a safe place for young kids in the evenings.
The Newark Earthworks is an absolutely beautiful place to stop by anytime youre feeling adventurous or want to explore the outdoors. Its big and green, and full of trees and open field. Its so peaceful there, a great spot for a picnic! It consists of the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. And also, there is a museum where you can learn more about the history and importance of The Newark Earthworks. They are the largest set of geometric earthen enclosures in the world! How neat!? It is such a great place to explore! American Indians regard the Newark Earthworks as a sacred site, its a monumentally historic place to visit! The parking lots are a decent distance from earthworks and the museum. A paved path with some steps give you access to the museum, but there is no direct walkway to the center of the Great Circle.
Good for walking and training a dog.
A nice walk to walk around in! If you play Pokemon Go, this park has a few gyms and several Poke Stops. Lots of history in this park, too.
Nice place to see and just relax
The history of this is very cool. Some of these Earth works are kind of boring to look at unless you use your imagination. I imagined being there at the time they were built and it made my experience better. It was fairly quiet and I was there in the evening, so the lightning bugs were out to complete the assignment. Go check out the other two earthworks to complete the tour.
Huge, grassy and wooded city park with a small visitors center (which was closed during our visit). Wander through historic earthworks at your own pace. Great place for a picnic, tables available.The earthworks may be of special interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see Alma 49:2-4; 49:18-22; 50:1-6; 53:3-5; or YouTube video Rod L. Meldrum on location at the Great Circle Earthworks)
Nice quiet place to share a takeout meal with friends. Ample shelter facilities, trash recepticles & parking.
Free is always great. Once it warms up. Alot of homelessness sleep here. Carry a decent knife if you plan to go after 6pm.
We are lifelong Locals and have always enjoyed the ancient lore and more current history. You may find other ancient mounds throughout the area although some have been destroid. There are current theories of the alignment of our mounds to Englands Stonehenge. Ancient history at your fingertips.
Perfectly nice place, but not a whole lot to see if Im perfectly honest. Visitor center is nice but small. Its less than an hours visit.Excellent shady parking on both sides, though, if youre in Newark and need to kill some time for whatever reason.
A part of the local charm, and a historical site, this park was a huge part of my childhood. A great place to find some peace and quiet for a picnic, a walk, or an event.
Stopped here for a lovely picnic lunch work my beautiful wife! This park is a pearl in Newark! History that you can walk through. GO!!
Beautiful and peaceful. Walking around the circles is just breathtaking, thinking about the native Indians were probably doing the same thing 2000 years ago. The best spot at Newark.
Such a quiet and peaceful place. The grounds are well maintained. The only sad part was the museum was completely unstaffed (at least out in the exhibit where anyone could see them) and it felt very underwhelming.
Very peaceful park, nice views, walking, picnicking and plenty of area to play with the grandkids or pets
Beautiful place. Peaceful and relaxing place to eat lunch, take a walk, let the kids play or even cookout
I waited it a five because I just love it and general with all the history and but they really need to clean it up better. I just think its overlooked and underappreciated
Significant and fascinating pre European originating settlement history.
If you are interested in ancient Native American landmarks this is a must see. This is from the Hopewell period. Very well preserved...my guide said 90%! The museum is just okay but they give tours and that was excellent. There are two other sites you can visit...one has only an L shaped piece left and is in an industrial area. The other , Octagon Earthwork, has a golf course running through it! Such a shame. Still interesting. There are other native historic places near by. Forget the pyramids...check out these.
I wish the museum was open or some park personnel to bring the place to life with his/her knowledge!
Very nice and open place. Prepare to get some exercise and learn about Native Indians. One weird thing I noticed was the trees inside the mound were slightly twisted.
Simply beautiful place to visit. Love just sitting and taking in the awesome sights...
Such a beautiful area and great history. Really amazing that this was built 2000 years ago!
Interesting piece of history of a people who left without known cause. Take time to walk all the grounds, including the octagon. Hope it becomes the USs next World Heritage site. Wish the visitor center was open more often.
Great stop for the grandchildren to stretch their legs from a long drive and to share some important history
Nothing to see... Cant walk on them and cant levitate to see the shape. Really we traveled to to see what looked like the side of a small hill. Everything is fenced off. Informational building is one small room.
Fascinating archeological site, dating back 2,000 years. How, why and by whom was it built?
This place is really cool!
Wonderful little museum - Loved the time line that shows how far weve come!
Its a heritage of a forgotten science and customs. 4 stars for being awesome and old, not much to do there tho, mostly lots of grass and some trees along with a small nature center. Its surrounded by businesses and medium quality housing which takes away all the mysticism .
Big round ground thats hard to ride my bike through.... Lol. I guess its a nice place. It has been a little roughed up over my years.
This is a must-visit for anyone remotely interested in history. Anything less than 5 stars is staggering to me. This is one of the most impressive existing examples of not only ancient history, but also of the history of Newark, as the town used the enclosure for festivals and other events.Its incredible to think that this extended to and included the current Moundbuilders Country Club, in addition to many more walls and paths. Truly remarkable, were lucky to have it around.
Awesome! The place is amazing, if you appreciate and respect the ancient indigenous peoples of this great land. The construction of the mounds is mind blowing.
My dog loves it when I bring him here, very spacious with enough trees to provide shade. Picnic area good size for large parties and asphalt parking.
Very nice! Many hills for kids to roll down. Beautiful when the seasons change!!
A true masterpiece from a culture of astronomers. I only wish more of the parallel embankments were preserved. Dont walk on the mounds!
Beautiful place, basically a huge star chart and solstice calendar... Super cool place!
If you go in with the right mindset, it can be a special experience to walk through the park knowing its significance to the ancient culture who built these mounds. Hidden in the hills of our modern urban landscape is a unique & mysterious monument of a past civilization that is still not fully understood. Its a shame that so many sites like this were destroyed and are still being threaten by careless real estate developers.
Very awesome place. The largest earth enclosure in the world.
The Newark Earthworks is a pre historic national treasure! Dating back to 100 BC, American Indian lore comes alive just by reading the history and standing in a holy place. Beautiful. Dont miss it!
Its really nice to hung out good place for cooking out real nice to go show ur friend and family wonderful things about how the Indians lived in there time,u can take airplane rides to show u that from in the air it looks like a snake,its just a nice thing to know,
A truly incredible place that is underappreciated and taken for granted by local residents. I have been visiting here since my elementary days in the mid 90s.
These earthworks are just as interesting as the Octagon earthworks were. We had the same guide at both locations. These earthworks are well worth visiting if you are interested in early native culture.
Really an amazing place!
Great place for what it is. Natural beauty and history. Nothing fancy
My absolute favorite place to walk and enjoy nature. Very quiet and picturesque. I bring my family here for a cookout or picnic a lot.
This is a very important and significant historical location. It beautiful for a visit and a nice walk as well. I highly recommend everyone visit atleast once.
This is one of my favorite places to take the kids (ages 2 & 4). Its a great place to be around history and nature.
Walking around and looking at the mounds really gets you wanting to learn more about why its there and what it exactly it was used for. A great piece of semi-preserved history and a beautiful piece of land thats worth taking the 20 to 30 min walk around.
Very cool historical place. Amazing
Wonderful place to come and hang out to enjoy the outdoors
Amazing Mound Builders history in middle of city.
Pinicle of power you can say Im the current
Its pretty interesting to see and just extraordinary. So kuch history and so much detail. Do some research on them and youll be astonished. Would recommend to go see.
Is a nice place to take a walk. The earth shapes are unique, but unexplained. Staff at the education center didnt know a lot about it to answer questions.
Newark Earthworks is Beautiful... A Perfect place just to Get Away in The Middle of the City... Quiet, Relaxing, and Peaceful... Almost forgot its FREE All Year Round
Always injoy this place been going here forever very family friendly and our dog loves it 🙂🐕
This area proves the Native Americans were once highly advanced prior to Columbus discovery. Indeed, Cahokia, Newark, among many other sites, are strong indicators that seemingly validate the Book of Mormon and the ancient Nephite/Lamanite nations as originally presented by Joesph Smith, Jr. Facinating place.
Very cool place,it just amazes me how these huge structures were built so many years ago.must see!
Visit this place weekly and its the most wonderful place today to enjoy yourself with the kids and family please come I need the same God bless everybody that works over at the park all the employees thank you very much you do greatly appreciated...
Clean, has picnic tables. Lots of trees. Just needs a few more strategically placed trash receptacles.
Prehistoric and mysterious. Neat to see what ancient Americans built. Also a nice place for a picnic and a leisurely walk.
Lived in the area for years but never visited. The is a wonderful place for family outings. Very well maintained.
Great experience. Shocked to see so many people out but glad people are out enjoying these wonderful sites.
Serene and peaceful, sometimes crowded but its a beautiful park built around and with respect for our mounds.
Beautiful local park, not too crowded but usually people out and about.
I knew this place existed but never visited. I was absolutely amazed. I look forward to visiting when I can spend more time.
Love this place no matter what time of year.
A nice, historical part of Newark! A good place to bring the kids for a picnic or to take a peaceful walk!
Great place. Open with lots of room to walk your pets, or let the kids roam.
Engaging tour guide for the museum and not mention its loaded with pokestops and places to sit in the shade
Great place to take your dog for a walk. Its also a hot spot for Pokemon if anybody still play stuff
Beautiful this time of year. I would go for the tour if its not shut down for the pandemic.
Very pretty. Tables were clean.
Looking forward to the upcoming event to explore the earthworks. Simply amazing how past civilizations used these for protection and commerce.
Have been going there since I was in elementary school..had many family reunions here.. beautiful!
A nice historical place, and pretty great for nature walks and picnics.
Nice quiet place to walk around and for pets to run around. Great place for family gathering
Amazing place built by ancient people.
It was great. met a nice gentleman who told us all about the Earthworks entertained us and our children very knowledgeable and helpful
Very nice. Love taking my puppy there.
This place was very beautiful
I found the site and Dr Jordans introduction fascinating. Visitors without some familiarity with American or Ohio history may have some difficulty contextualizing the earthworks.
Amazing. Too bad our stupid culture didnt preserve the whole site and allowed major portions to be destroyed. We were such savages when we came to these lands.
Beautiful location, bathrooms have no doors and the girls sink didnt work though
Decent park, nothing fancy but a landmark none the less
Great place for a walk. And just enjoy the outdoors.
This place is without a doubt one of the highest spiritual places in the United States I personally believe very close in vicinity to the birthplace of the first man & first woman EDEN APR4U
My favorite as well as my brothers favorite state Park to visit every now and then when theres a special event.
Feels very special at this place
Its a very nice place Judy to walk there and clear the cobwebs out of your brain.
A beautiful, part of history that is nowhere else in the world!
Great park to spend your afternoon and learn some cool history.
Great place to spend some quiet time !!
Not only is it an amazingly historically significant site, it is a great patch if nature between 2 busy cities. Wildlife abounds!
Great place to bring your kids and enjoy yourself for a day of fun
The museum is tiny but full of great information. The earthworks are big and amazing.
A great place to take your dogs for a walk and also a good place for those who play Pokemon Go.
Very interesting part of Americana. However they need much better signage as to where they are located. Very difficult to find. Sadly not known by many local residents.
Pretty rad and chill, good for doing Les drugez
Very clean place...grass cut well ..nice to set eat look around get some freah air
Great place to go for a walk. Very peaceful.
Great place to walk or picnic or even just sit.
Beautiful, we did family pictures. Perfect for fall photos!
Pretty plain but its a mound. Pretty cool considering
Great history! You can feel the anvient energy at this wonderful ancient structure.
Peaceful, nice place to go to get away from it all & still be close to everything you need.
Great place for family gatherings and also to do your daily walk.
Remarkable park with beautiful green grass and amazing trees. Bring a blanket it is perfect for a picnic!
I know its odd, but my kitty loves outside and this is one of the places I like to take him for some outside time
Cool place. Its wonderful to think about all the history there.
What a great place to be with great people very nice and service was great bring your kids an all your family and friends here its a great to be...
A lovely space that has been preserved with so many places like it were lost and destroyed.
Great place just a few weirdos. Its Newark for you tho
Well maintained beautiful historic nature on the very edge of urban developement
Beautiful historical mounds with little around in respect for the landmark.
Quiet and beautiful place to relax and reflect on your day..just de-stress.
Nice spot to walk the dog, jog or just hang out.
Its amazing the history.Just to be standing in the middle of the mounts makes you feel at peace.
Always love the views here. Ive always love coming here since I was a kid.
Its a beautiful park great for walking with a lot of history
Beautiful Experience 🌈
Quiet, beautiful, just a great place to think and take pictures!!
Went to Marcos pizza since we live 2 hrs away. It was amazing
Great place to walk and learn some history of Ohio. Be on the lookout for events scheduled here.
Have grown up here things have changed rules have changed but as peaceful and beautiful as ever
Well maintained grounds... Lack bathrooms
Great place to walk around in..very quiet and peaceful
Grounds are always kepp up, very beautiful place.
Beautiful place for family get togethers and historic hikes
One of my favorite places to go with my dog and relax.
Always such a wonderful, peaceful place to visit.
Earthworks is always a great place to go. a nice place to check out at least once!!
Beautiful in the fall!
This place is just as impressive as the Great Serpent Mound. Its a must see if youre into this type of thing.
Love this place. Go here for N!,A meetings on Monday nights.
Beautiful park like setting. Interesting history.
I was amazed how big it actually was. Great historical place to visit.
Interesting place to walk around and visit.
It was a pleasant place to walk. A little re fudge in the middle of town.
Grass is wet this morning. Nice walk otherwise.
Beautiful and inspiring. The educational benefits are amazing and should not be overlooked.
It is nicely kept and my great Nephew loves it there.
Interesting beautiful place to hunt some pokemon or have a picnic.
Very cool site needs more informative signage
Real neat park with cool history people from all over other countrys come to it
Great park
Total reviews rating 4.6
199 Reviews for Newark Earthworks 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-30Fascinating site with links to prehistory. Take your time to explore. Leaves many questions such as why it was created and for what purpose. One function as an observatory was suggested but not immediately apparent from interpretive materials on site. When we visited the small visitor center was closed. Definitely recommend visiting this and other related sites such as Flint Ridge. Also the book Hidden History by Roger Kennedy may be a useful resource.
Review №2
2021-10-12Great place to picnic, bring your dog for a walk or get the kids out of the house. Very pretty and open location to walk around in and just enjoy the scenery. Best park area in Newark. The history but is super cool too so its not just any ordinary park area.
Review №3
2021-07-12This massive circular earthwork is the only remnant of a giant complex of earthworks that once stood here for more than 2000 years. It is still in good condition but is now surrounded by houses and roads, and it only survived because it was useful to the European settlers as a show ground. Small sections of the surrounding earthworks also remain. I could not help but get a sense of majesty from this place, a quiet dignity, a sense of what once may have been here. There are a few signs with some information around the park, and a small museum that only opens at 12 noon every day - so I didn’t get to see inside it - I think it would have given more context as to the civilisation that built this grand complex in what is today Newark. I couldn’t actually think of a more bizarre juxtaposition of the majesty of this place with its current inhabitants. Still it’s a must see if you are into really ancient structures and a nice spot to picnic or just walk around.
Review №4
2022-03-24Nice place to go you can spend a whole day out there and still miss some stuff. Its a good outing for the family and good healthy exercise. Also, take your pets for a good outing. Parking is plentiful its a safe area havent had any issues with vandals and dont forget to look at the different trees and flowers. At times you will see different animals
Review №5
2021-05-24Really cool historic spot for a nice walk around or picnic. Stopped here on a whim and so glad we did. It was very interesting to walk around and get some history. Much larger than I expected. Could only be better if they had an observation tower to view the earthworks from above.
Review №6
2021-08-05Beautiful, spritual, and very well maintained. We visited 6 earthworks in Ohio on this trip and this one was the best!
Review №7
2022-06-18Went to graduation party there it was a nice shelter but they need new tables and there was a hornets nest in the rafters of the shelter house. We had a good time.
Review №8
2022-04-05Amazing location, but surrounded by run down houses
Review №9
2022-06-22Grew up here. Working on a house just across the street. Suddenly it brought back a lot of memories of old. Its still as beautiful as ever 🙂. Its one last thing we have to remember our Indian heritage by,
Review №10
2020-08-21Free! Huge earthwork structure. Its essentially a huge circle with an entrance on one side that apparently lines up with the moon rising. In the center are a few mounds. I spent an hour here walking the circle, there are a few paths over the earthworks where you can get a sense of the size and height. Its hard to imagine this being built by hand. Worth a visit!