By state
National parks in Iowa
Every National Park Service unit in Iowa, scored and ranked by our Experience Score.
74EXCELLENT
NPS Photo / Alex Wiles
National Historic Trail · IA
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
At nearly 4,900 miles across 16 states, this is less a destination than a framework for road-tripping American history.
71EXCELLENT
NPS Photo/John Eicher
National Historic Site · IA
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Herbert Hoover NHS is a quiet, genuinely affecting place that punches above its modest footprint.
62WORTH IT
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National Monument · IA
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds is a genuinely rare place: over 200 ancient earthworks built by Indigenous peoples, set above the Upper Mississippi River Valley with views that reward the climb.
62WORTH IT
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National Historic Trail · IL
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
This is not a trail you hike end to end on a Tuesday afternoon.