The park is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closed December 25. Inside the visitors center are exhibits of village life during Hohokam times. Outside, trails lead through the ruins of what was once the largest compound in the prehistoric village. Check with park staff about guided tours. Signs are posted so that you may tour the park on your own.
Additional areas are visible from the deck in the picnic area.
There are restrooms, drinking fountains, and picnic tables in the park. This is the only platform mound to have survived today out of 25 such mounds scattered along the Salt River approximately every 3 miles. The total extent of the Pueblo Grande village site is approximately 500 acres or a mile square. This village was occupied for a thousand years from A.D. 450 to A.D. 1450 and had a population of approximately 1500 people. In addition the Hohokam were active in trade networks with other prehistoric cultures that stretched across the entire Southwest, from New Mexico to California and northern Arizona to northern Mexico.