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Maquoketa Caves State Park, Maquoketa

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Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa. In 1991 111 acres (45 ha) on the east side of the park were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
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  • What a gem!!! We stayed in the campground for a few days and absolutely loved it!. The spaces were easy to navigate (26' trailer), the campground was clean, plenty of firewood available. Good... 
    What a gem!!! We stayed in the campground for a few days and absolutely loved it!. The spaces were easy to navigate (26' trailer), the campground was clean, plenty of firewood available. Good...  more »
  • Very pretty park; there is one cave you can enter on one side and exit on the other. You must bend down in some areas. 
    Very pretty park; there is one cave you can enter on one side and exit on the other. You must bend down in some areas.  more »
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  • Went here with my sons Cub Scout group and had a blast. Definitely coming back again to venture off into some of the different caves. We had a full day of walking, hiking and climbing. The caves were awesome and many were easy to get into. Others you will need a smaller body and comfortable with tight spaces...which I'm not. They have a little shop/picnic/bathroom area right in the middle of the caves. Clean area and polite staff made this little shop and rest area. Highly recommend!
  • Really nice caves and paths through them really cool that you can basically take your own tour through a cave. There are some holes in the cave that you can go into that are off the path they are really cool to look through with a light, so make sure you bring one. Stunning scenery too of the caves with the forest greenery around it. There are bathrooms out at the entrance of the trail and a pavilion, good for bringing a dinner or lunch there for eating with your family. Highly recommend!

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