Mines of Spain
![Park/Recreation Area: Green space that offers a place to relax and play outdoors. May include sports fields, picnicking, running paths, canoe rental, or workout/play equipment, along with diverse vegetation and a pond, creek or other water feature. Park/Recreation Area](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_94.gif)
![Bird and Wildlife Watching: Place to view animals in the wild. Officially recognized or locally-known sites could be accompanied by guidelines for viewing without harm, and details on the species you might see. May include organizations or wildlife centers that help protect animals. Bird and Wildlife Watching](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_90.gif)
![Star Gazing Site: Vantage point in a dark sky area that allows unobstructed views of the heavens at night. May also include planetariums or observatories and best locations for viewing northern lights, meteors, etc. Star Gazing Site](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_107.gif)
Overview
The Mines of Spain Recreation Area and E.B.Lyons Interpretive and Nature Center are located on 1380 acres of beautiful wooded and prairie land just south of Dubuque, IA. The area has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and includes Julien Dubuque's Monument at a point just above where Catfish Creek meets the Mississippi. One of Iowa's "Watchable Wildlife Areas," it features the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center which serves as the Visitor Center and the Park Office. Come see the Horseshoe Bluff Interpretive Trail, the 15 acre wetland, creeks, forest, prairies, cropland, meadows and the Mississippi River from a bald eagle's view. Picnic with us, go for a hike or cross country ski on one of our many trails and maybe you will capture a glimpse of a song bird, bobcat, red-shouldered hawk, flying squirrel, white-tailed deer, wild turkey or various butterflies along the Mississippi River Bluffland.
The park is open year-round, with park hours of 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The interpretive center is open year-round with limited hours. It is open Monday through Friday from October through April. During the summer season, April through October, the center is open seven days a week. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4:30 p.m. on weekends. Please call for off-season hours and special programs.
Location:
Comments
Connections
- Dubuque
- Dubuque
- Peosta
- Dubuque
- Dubuque
- China
- MadisonUnited States
- OaklandUnited States
- JerusalemIsrael
- United States
- San AntonioUnited States
- United States
- San FranciscoUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- OaklandUnited States
- Cluj NapocaRomania
- San FranciscoUnited States
- Australia
- Petit-LancySwitzerland
- Malvern EastAustralia
- San FranciscoUnited States
- Flagstaff
- OaklandUnited States
- United Kingdom
- OaklandUnited States
- United States
- San FranciscoUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- HeathUnited States
- United States
Multimedia
Impacts
No impacts have been left for this site yet - be the first!