Stone State Park sits on the edge of the Loess Hills, creating this amazing contrast. The park covers over 1,000 acres of some of the most unique landscape in Iowa. Rolling hills covered in prairie ...

Stone State Park sits on the edge of the Loess Hills, creating this amazing view. The park covers over 1,000 acres of some of the most unique landscape in Iowa. Rolling hills covered in prairie ...

I have lived in Iowa all my life and find myself taking a road trip to enjoy the fall color that my home state shows off ... Check out Effigy Mounds. The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway sits ...

Effigy Mounds National Monument is just minutes away from Pikes Peak State Park, and it’s also a must-visit when you’re in this part of the state, as are the charming towns of McGregor and Marquette.

Sponsored by the Effigy Mounds Initiative and Dodge County Parks Department, a volunteer mound care workday is scheduled from 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Saturday at Nitschke Mounds County ...

On Bascom Hill, tour guide Kane Funmaker recounts the rich ecosystem that used to exist there. The tour then passes the few remaining effigy mounds on campus. The walking tour takes visitors through ...