Hike, picnic, and explore this beautiful wooded area in Iowa.
The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center is located in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area, a park in Dubuque County, Iowa. The Mines of Spain Recreation Area and E.B. Lyons Interpretive and Nature Center encompass nearly 1,500 acres of beautiful wooded and prairie land. The park's name has historical ties, as it was granted in 1796 when the town of Dubuque honored the governor of New Spain, Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet after he granted the town land for his mining operation.
The area is ideal for bird watching, picnicking, and hiking, and the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center has interactive and educational stations. Visitors enjoy spending time with the wildlife and nature here. There is also a downstairs children's area that has aquariums, live animals, and a small gift shop. This interpretive nature center is open weekdays from 7 AM to 3:30 PM, and 10 AM to 2 PM on the weekends. Park hours for the Mines of Spain are daily from 4 AM to 10:30 PM. If you enjoy nature and hiking, stop by the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center and Mines of Spain Recreation Area while passing through eatern Iowa.
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