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Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor, IA

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Sports & Outdoors

Pikes Peak State Park

Iowa state park with bluff-top views over the Mississippi River and a network of hiking trails.

32264 Pikes Peak Rd, McGregor, IA 52157 · McGregor, IA

About Pikes Peak State Park

Pikes Peak State Park sits on a high bluff in Clayton County and is known for wide views where the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers meet. Visitors can walk a short boardwalk to a waterfall, climb a longer trail to a lookout above the town of McGregor, and spot fossils along the paths. The park also has a campground, picnic shelters, and a small concession building, and it lies near the Effigy Mounds National Monument.

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