Iowa Parks and Recreation Areas with Star Gazing

Few Americans have known greater acclaim or more bitter criticism than Herbert Hoover. Born on August 10, 1874, Hoover was the son of a Quaker blacksmith, orphaned at an early age, and achieved international success as a mining engineer and world-wide gratitude as "The Great Humanitarian" who fed a billion people in 57 countries during and after World War I. read more...

Phone: 319-643-2541   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: West Branch   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Prehistoric mounds are common from the plains of the Midwest to the Atlantic seaboard, but only in this general area was there a culture that regularly constructed mounds in the shape of mammals, birds, or reptiles. The monument contains 2,526 acres with 195 mounds of which 31 are effigies. The others are conical, linear and compound. Eastern Woodland Indians built mounds from about 500 BC until the early European contact period. Natural features in the monument include forests, tallgrass prairies, wetlands and rivers. read more...

Phone: 563-873-3491   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Harpers Ferry   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Effigy Mounds