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Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by the pre-Columbian mound-builder culture. Many of the effigy mounds are shaped like animals, including bears and birds.
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Lovely and interesting fall hike
We spend an October morning hiking the main trail from the Visitors Center to Twin Views. It's an easy, well maintained trail. The first 10 minutes or so are uphill on switchbacks, then it's flat. It ...
The Effigy Mounds was a really cool national monument that we stumbled across in northeast Iowa on our week exploring the Midwest area. It had a nice little visitor center with a movie, museum display...
Wonderful Learning Experience for the Badgerland Miata Club
The Badgerland Miata Club had a wonderful experience at the Effigy Mounds National Monument on Monday, July 24, 2023. Park Ranger Tyler and volunteer Kurt told us everything we could possibly want to...
The trail leads to Indian burial grounds that have various shapes. We started at the visitor center and the park ranger told us the various sites we should see. The hike took us up to the top with s...
The hike up is strenuous but so worth it. When you arrive at the top to see all of the mounds and gorgeous overlooks of the Mississippi, its all worth it. I especially noticed the complete silence. I ...
Lovely and interesting fall hike
We spend an October morning hiking the main trail from the Visitors Center to Twin Views. It's an easy, well maintained trail. The first 10 minutes or so are uphill on switchbacks, then it's flat. It ...
Tough Hike, Gorgeous Views
The Effigy Mounds was a really cool national monument that we stumbled across in northeast Iowa on our week exploring the Midwest area. It had a nice little visitor center with a movie, museum display...
Wonderful Learning Experience for the Badgerland Miata Club
The Badgerland Miata Club had a wonderful experience at the Effigy Mounds National Monument on Monday, July 24, 2023. Park Ranger Tyler and volunteer Kurt told us everything we could possibly want to...
Good experience
The trail leads to Indian burial grounds that have various shapes. We started at the visitor center and the park ranger told us the various sites we should see. The hike took us up to the top with s...
Beautiful experience
The hike up is strenuous but so worth it. When you arrive at the top to see all of the mounds and gorgeous overlooks of the Mississippi, its all worth it. I especially noticed the complete silence. I ...