Effigy Mounds National Monument · Iowa

Spur to Founders Pond Overlook in Effigy Mounds National Monument

30 ft of descent · 867 ft–901 ft · earth surface

901 ft 867 ft · 0.0 mi high 901 ft

On the parks map

All 5 trails in Effigy Mounds National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.