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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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Disappointing - site could be better
Effigy Mounds NM is difficult to visit. It’s 100+ miles from any decent-sized city. The main things to see are the mounds, especially those shaped like bears and birds (the “effigies”) and some Missis...
We visited Effigy Mounds and arrived at 9am on a Thursday in early June. We had the trails almost to ourselves until about 1pm, then the foot traffic really picked up. We hiked from the guest center...
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...
Disappointing - site could be better
Effigy Mounds NM is difficult to visit. It’s 100+ miles from any decent-sized city. The main things to see are the mounds, especially those shaped like bears and birds (the “effigies”) and some Missis...
Effigy Mounds review: A+
We visited Effigy Mounds and arrived at 9am on a Thursday in early June. We had the trails almost to ourselves until about 1pm, then the foot traffic really picked up. We hiked from the guest center...
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...