Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

The mounds preserved here are considered sacred by many Americans, especially the Monument's 20 culturally associated American Indian tribes. A visit offers opportunities to contemplate the meanings of the mounds and the people who built them. The 200 plus American Indian mounds are located in one of the most picturesque sections of the Upper Mississippi River Valley.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Park Hours: Park trails are open daily from dawn to dusk.

Getting there

Located 3 miles north of Marquette, Iowa on Hwy 76.

Visitor centers

Weather

All four seasons are represented in this area with summer temperature in the upper 80’s with higher heat indexes due to humidity and winter daytime highs in the 20's. Temperatures are in °Fahrenheit.

Phone: 5638733491

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Circular mounds in a single line.
Conical Mounds Leading to Fire Point · NPS Photo/ Eaton Cote'
View from the air of a mound covered in short green vegetation with forest behind.
Bear Mound · NPS / Eaton Cote'

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