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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Entrance sign to Effigy Mounds National Monument

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Entrance fees have been eliminated.


As of April 27, 2011 Effigy Mounds National Monument will no longer be charging fees. Also National Park and Federal Recreation Land passes will no longer be sold.

 

 

 

National Park and Federal Recreational Lands Pass

may be obtained by calling 1-888-ASK USGS, Ext. 1, or via the Internet at http://store.usgs.gov/pass.





*Camping is not availablewithin the Monument; however, there are numerous camping resources in the area.

Reserved Group Tours

Reserved ranger conducted group tours are dependent on available staffing. Group size restrictions on walks are based on practical limitations imposed by hiking the Monument's trails. For formal educational group visits, one ranger is usually assigned for each group of 30 students; adults accompanying the group are not included in the 30 person limit.


Reservations are taken year-round for programs presented in late April, May, September and October. A history of groups returning each year and limitations of ranger availability usually require reservations made well in advance.


* Seasonal Ranger Staff are available on a regular basis each year from June through August. Reserved tours in Spring and Fall are limited to intermittent ranger availability.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


    

 

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Marching Bear Mound Group lies beside the route of the Military Road

Did You Know?
Soldiers built a military road that eventually extended approximately fifty miles, connecting Fort Atkinson with Fort Crawford. The road — which passed through the monument's South Unit — was one of the first government-authorized roads within what would become the State of Iowa.
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Last Updated: July 07, 2011 at 12:45 MST