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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Harpers Ferry, Iowa
Bird and bear-shaped burial mounds on the bluffs above the Mississippi.
- Price
- Small entry fee
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
More than 200 ancient mounds sit on forested bluffs above the Mississippi, many in the shapes of bears and birds. Trails climb to overlooks over the river. Entry is free or modestly priced.
Good to know
- Trails climb; wear shoes
- Visit the small museum
- Great autumn colour
- Best time
- Autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved; fine for RVs
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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