Tucked in a leafy glade at the end of a dead-end road, Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park preserves one of Florida’s greatest and least known archaeological treasures, Florida’s tallest ceremonial mound.
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Location: Monticello
Lat-Lon: 30.522399,-83.990589
Fees: $3 per vehicle
Open: 8 AM until sunset daily
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Follow the path from the parking area for a walk around the base of the tallest and most complex ceremonial mound in Florida. It dates back to 500 A.D, the Woodland Period, and is 46 feet high. Topped with trees, it’s quite the sight, and there are related mounds scattered through the nearby woods: some intact, some not. Interpretive information provides on-the-spot insight into this sacred site of Florida’s ancient peoples.
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Letchworth-Love Mounds Nature Trail - At Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park you can walk around the base of the tallest and most complex ceremonial mound in Florida, the largest mound rising 46 feet high