Poverty Point

Poverty Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Poverty Point

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Poverty Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.64250, -91.40833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poverty Point

• Poverty Point National Monument · sanctuary · West Carroll Parish · ~0 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Madison Parish · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ben Lilly Conservation Area · sanctuary · Morehouse Parish · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chemin-A-Haut State Park · sanctuary · Morehouse Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~73 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Ouachita Parish · ~74 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Poverty Point World Heritage Site · fort · West Carroll Parish · ~1 km
• High Delta Safari Park · park · Warren · ~17 km
• Colewa Church · church · West Carroll Parish · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Poverty Point

Other forts & heritage near Poverty Point

• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~78 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~88 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~99 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~108 km · Must-see
• Anna Site · fort · Adams · ~132 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~133 km · Must-see
• Emerald Mound · fort · Adams · ~141 km · Must-see

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