Over the years, Macon moved ahead and completed its Phase 1 of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail in stages. Now Sheridan, and retired NewTown leader Mike Ford, Bill Causey and others want to connect more of ...

The river corridor itself offers hiking ... Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve with $74,800 from Knight Foundation Read more about Ocmulgee River Water Trail Receives Visibility Boost with New Public ...

House Resolution 2345 aims to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve, making it the first National Park and Preserve east of the Mississippi River and the first co-managed by a ...

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon ... a restored Earth Lodge where tribal meetings occurred and a labyrinth of walking trails,” Time said Thursday. The magazine also applauded ...

The entrance to the Earth Lodge sits along the paved path at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. After a failed effort in 2024, Georgia ...

and walking trails. Last year, Georgia’s congressional delegation introduced legislation that would make the area the Peach State's first national park. The area along the Ocmulgee River ...