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 Pikes Peak State Park - McGregor, IA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 59.690 W 091° 09.971
15T E 649485 N 4761872
It gets its name from the Iowa incarnation of Pikes Peak, a particularly high point overlooking the gorge of the Upper Mississippi, and like Pikes Peak in Colorado, is named for Zebulon Pike.
Waymark Code: WMMMNX
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2014
Views: 4
It is part of a larger complex of parks, reserves and refuges which include Effigy Mounds National Monument, the various components of the Yellow River State Forest, the enormous Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and much smaller, much less well known Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge. The Northeast Iowa Legacy Trail System is undergoing development, and will connect elements of these sites.
Park Type: Overnight
Activities:
Bird Watching, Camping - Electric, Camping - Nonelectric, Camping - Youth Group, Cross Country Skiing, Dump Station, Hiking, Interpretive Programs, Jogging/Running, Modern Campground, Mountain Biking, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Restrooms, Retail, Firewood, Retail, Ice, Scenic Driving Routes, Showers, Trails, Cross Country Skiing, Trails, Hiking, Trails, Mountain Bike, Viewing Platform/Overlook, Water Hydrants , Wildflower Viewing, Wildlife Viewing
Background:
In 1673, the first white men to see what is now Iowa, explorer Louis Joliet and Father James Marquette, reached the mouth of the Wisconsin River and beheld the great, unknown river now known as the Mississippi. After the Louisiana Purchase, the government sent Zebulon Pike in 1805 to explore the Mississippi valley and select locations suitable for military posts. Pike recognized the park site as an important, strategic point, and an excellent location for a fort. The government agreed on the vicinity but selected the prairie around Prairie du Chien (now Wisconsin) for the fort. Several years later, Pike was again sent westward by the government and named Pikes Peak in Colorado.
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Park Fees: Not listed
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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