Effigy Mounds National Monument Iowa

The Monument offers wonderful opportunities to view magnificent vistas, diverse wildlife, plants and trees (including 81.5 acres of prairie), and hundreds of ancient Indian cultural mound features. Visitor center hours vary seasonally, however, park grounds are open sunrise to sunset, year round.

A complete visit to the 2,526 acre Effigy Mounds National Monument can take a day of hiking along trails. To preserve the mounds and respect the sacred nature of the site, automobile tour routes are not available. Persons of all walking and hiking abilities are encouraged to visit the monument, however, the hike to the top of the bluff is limiting.

Varied land forms, 14-miles of relatively steep hiking trails and hundreds of preserved Indian mounds combine to make it hard to estimate exactly how much time will be needed to visit the Monument.

Accessible trails are available which allow for visits to a wetland habitat, a number of burial mounds.

A two to three-hour visit allows for viewing a 15-minute film interpreting the moundbuilders, viewing a museum collection of ancient American Indian artifacts, browsing our bookstore, utilizing accessible options or hiking a relatively steep two-mile trail loop leading to several burial and effigy mound groups.

A brief one-hour visit allows for viewing the film, museum exhibits, bookstore and three burial mounds. A short walk can also be taken along the accessible boardwalk (wetland) trail.

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