Maquoketa

From the Maquoketa Caves State Park office, near the parking area, hike north for access to 8 of the 16 caves in the park. These caves include Wide Mouth Cave, Dug Out Cave, Twin Arch Cave, Hernando's Hideaway, Up-N-Down Cave, Widow Cave, Match Cave, and Upper Dancehall Cave. Other attractions in the northern half of the park include the Natural Bridge and the northern section of Racoon Creek.I...

Paul Skeffington Memorial Trail is a 3.3 mile out and back hike that takes you past great forest setting located near DeWitt, Iowa.

Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area is such a cool find. When you first arrive it appears to be a massive plot of farm land. As you continue to hike and get into the wooded area, you begin to hear rushing water. Before you know it you're standing on a jaw-dropping overlook of 1 of the 3 canyons in the state of Iowa. There is a winding river through the gut with beautiful landscape and bluffs. Great...

Winston Tunnel Trail is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Galena, Illinois.

Swiss Valley Nature Preserve Loop is a 2.1 mile loop hike that takes you past wildlife located near Peosta, Iowa.

The cave is located beneath an outdated (but cool) gift shop on an little old gravel lot at the end of a short country road(Crystal Lake Cave Rd). The cave is about a 1-1.5 mile loop that takes about an hour. The cave is usually pretty cool and can have up to an inch of standing water at certain times of the year. On the old farm property, there's a little picnic area down in a beautiful, shade...

Scott County Park Nature Trail is a 3.5 mile loop hike that takes you by a river located near Long Grove, Iowa.

Cattesse Trail is a 4 mile out and back hike that takes you by a river located near Dubuque, Iowa.

Sentinel Trail is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Savanna, Illinois.