The park is located two miles (3 km) northwest of the city of Crystal River, on Museum Point off U.S. 19/98.

Native Americans traveled long distances to the complex to bury their dead and to engage in trading activities.

The copper artifacts came from the Ohio River area through a trade network developed by the Hopewell culture that existed at the time.

[citation needed] The park is also home to a limestone slab, possibly a "stele", on which is a crudely carved human face and torso.

[6] Although there may be some evidence for contact between the Huastec Culture of the Mexican Gulf Coast and the American Southeast,[7] those claims which suggest the most direct connections are probably unfounded.

[9][10] Activities include salt and fresh water fishing, picnicing, bird watching and a boat tour of Crystal River.

The visitor center/museum features an open captioned video about the tribes that once lived in the area, and houses a collection of artifacts from the site, including arrowheads, pottery, jewelry, stone and bone tools.

A centerpiece diorama dominates the interior of the museum, depicting a scale model of the site as it may have looked centuries before its abandonment.