Cahokia Mounds

Museum is great, hike is nice but don't feel like you need to do it to see everything.

Great museum, decent trail

Just go, you will love it!! And be sure to take kids with you.

The museum alone is worth it! Great historic site, nice walk. Some stairs if you want to go to the top of the mounds, but other than that it is pretty accessible to everyone.

This park does not have very much nature, but there are a lot of cool places with the mounds and the museum is also cool

World Heritage Site. Must see

The biggest Indian mound in the U.S.! This is a neat place to walk and see all these mounds. Also has a archaeology museum with a lot of different Indian tools etc.

I've lived in this area my whole life and finally walked the trail. I usually attend events at the museum and climb Monk's Mound. Park in the last lot, behind the museum. I just stayed left and followed the path, always choosing the least paved paths. It goes much further back into the woods than I thought. I must have seen about a dozen deer. Beautiful.

First class museum, great walking trails to various mounds. This is a destination hike.

great for walking, not what I would consider a hike.

do not follow the ma
misleading. stay on the museum side of trail. very pretty but short. lots of beautiful wildlife! all the deer made the short trail ride worth it!

I was here with family on 8/20/17, one hot day with heat index over 100 degrees. We all did Monk's Mound and then we split up as some could do much more than my Dad & I. By the way, there are 146 stairs to the top of Monk's Mound. It's worth the climb, just be warned if it's hot out, the stairs' railing was super hot to the touch.
Place was great and when it was too hot, the visitor center had a nice museum, movie and gift shop. I hope to do more next time, when it's not so hot

Loved the area - had a lot more real hiking trails than I anticipated although the signage was not very good - it's best to have a trail map before heading out.

easy... i love the deer and wild turkey. i always encounter them here.

Great walk with family. Wonderful history lesson. Nice paved walkways. Steep climb to top of Monk's Mound. Nice view though.

Gorgeous views, level ground, and lots of persimmon trees. Watch out for flooding in early summer.

A historic and fun hike, not the most scenic but still a great time.

Need to remember bug spray next time! Not all trails were well marked, but I enjoyed it.

Great place to hike/walk with the whole family. We followed the perimeter trail which was about 5 miles. Good mix of open field and wooded trails.

It's a beautiful hike with lots to see

Excellent walk/hike! Big cal burn/steps!!! Do the 10 mile route!

Flat trail, mildly interesting. Add Monks mound with the challenge and the view and interest goes up. A good portion of the trail is mowed path through farm fields, which is the reason it is a bit tedious. Wooded areas were nice.

Nice area and the 154 steps up Monks Mound are a real workout! It's a beautiful view from the top.

Trails were hard to follow, they were not mowed. Had to keep searching for trail markers/post which are wood and hard to find because they blended into the trees.

A very pleasant hike. Multiple trail options allowed us to hike the distance that we wanted (7 miles). All routes are flat, but longer routes have stretches through the woods which are nice. Be sure to stop in the visitor's center for a map. Be sure to check out Monk's Mound. Dogs are welcome on all trails and the mound if they are leashed. We saw lots of birds and deer during our hike.

Great place for the whole family, amazingly interesting . Must see

What a neat place! You can read more about it at www.cahokiamounds.org but the gist is that this is the largest archaeological site north of Mexico. Weaving throughout the site's features are several trails that can be mixed & matched to the length you desire. Guidebooks are available for a small price (