“Ancient Native American effigy mounds on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River — 196 prehistoric mounds including bird and bear forms. The Mississippi River overlook and river-bottom forest create one of the most historically and visually layered locations in the Midwest.”
About This Location
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUFFS AT THE IOWA-WISCONSIN BORDER CREATE SOME OF THE MOST HISTORICALLY LAYERED CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THE MIDWEST. THE ANCIENT EFFIGY MOUNDS — BEAR AND BIRD FORMS IN EARTH — ALIGN WITH RIVER OVERLOOKS THAT HAVEN'T CHANGED IN MILLENNIA. THE COMBINATION OF DEEP CULTURAL ARCHAEOLOGY, OLD-GROWTH FOREST, AND THE VISUAL GRANDEUR OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAKES THIS A LOCATION WITH GENUINE DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE DEPTH. YELLOW RIVER STATE FOREST SURROUNDS THE MONUMENT WITH EXTENSIVE
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Permit Information
Permit Required
Type
Special Use Permit
Fee
Contact for fee
Contact
Iowa DNR / NPS
Contact Permit Office
📞 563-873-3491Partially NPS-managed. Coordinate with Iowa DNR for Yellow River State Forest portions. Deeply sacred site — cultural sensitivity required.
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