Serpent Mounds Park

Serpent Mounds Park
Tumulus Serpent Serpent Mounds complex Serpent Mounds National Historic Site of Canada
Burial mounds like these inspired the name of the park due to their curves resembling movement of a serpent.
Location	Keene, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Peterborough, Ontario
Coordinates	44°12′33″N 78°09′17″W / 44.20917°N 78.15472°W / 44.20917; -78.15472
Area	1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Opened	1955 (1955)
Closed	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Operated by	Ontario Parks (1955–1995) Hiawatha First Nation (1995–2009)
Status	Closed due to decline in tourism and failing infrastructure
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	June 12, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-06-12)
Statute	Historic Sites and Monuments Act
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Designated	1957; 68 years ago (1957)
WDPA ID	19782

Serpent Mounds Park is a historical place located near Keene, Ontario, Canada. Serpent Mounds operated as a provincial park, established in 1955 through a lease with the Hiawatha First Nation, of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga Anishinaabeg). In 1982, while operating as a provincial park the mounds were designated a National Historic Site, including East Sugar Island.^[1]

From 1995 to 2009, Hiawatha First Nation operated the park privately, offering camping facilities, beach access on Rice Lake, a cultural center, and interpretive walks among the historic serpent and nearby mounds. The park was closed to the public in 2009, due to the decline in the tourism and deteriorating infrastructure.^[2]