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Effigy Mounds trails

Harpers Ferry, Iowa · Effigy Mounds National Monument

Dogs on a leash all year

Trails start at the visitor center and climb the bluffs above the Mississippi past ancient burial mounds. Please keep dogs off the mounds.

Source: National Park Service, Effigy Mounds National Monument: Pets. Checked October 28, 2026.

Follow the signs at the trailhead: parks can close areas to dogs for wildlife.

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Effigy Mounds National Monument: the rule in full

A pet-friendly park: leashed pets (6 feet or less, under physical control) may use the trails. Not in park buildings.