# Effigy Mounds National Monument

> Over 200 ancient mounds, some shaped like bears and birds, on wooded bluffs above the Mississippi. The Fire Point trail climbs to river views in about an hour

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-effigy-mounds/

Over 200 ancient mounds, some shaped like bears and birds, on wooded bluffs above the Mississippi. The Fire Point trail climbs to river views in about an hour.

- **Nearest town:** Harpers Ferry, IA
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 43.0887, -91.1853
- **Editor's pick:** ★

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Iowa’s Driftless bluffs and Norwegian Decorah](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-iowa-driftless/)