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Maquoketa Caves State Park

Leashed dogs are welcome at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, IA. This pet-friendly destination is famed for the caves and named for the Native Americans who once lived there. You and Fido can search the park for artifacts such as pottery, tools and projectile points made of stone. There are six miles of trails that explore the wooded surroundings and prairie, leading to the main attractions of the area, the Natural Bridge, Balanced Rock and Dancehall Cave. Visit Website

Or call (563) 652-5833 or email Maquoketa@dnr.iowa.gov for more information.

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Maquoketa Caves State Park has received a rating of 5.0 out of 5 bones by 3 canine critics on BringFido and 4.5 out of 5 by 224 guests on TripAdvisor.

Laurie
Jul 17, 2023
Doggie spelunking.
Our 15 year old snauzer mix had a great time at this park. He got to hike, sniff, and even go in some of the caves. He pretty much left me in the dust !
Courtney
Aug 4, 2022
Hidden Gem
Stopped here heading out west. There are like 12 caves to explore. We saw about half of them. It was a unique experience 2 of them are huge and you actually go underground. There is also a part of the cave where you can go spelunking if you want to do that. There was a part that was closed but for the most part we could see all of them. We are glad we stopped here.
Cindy
Mar 21, 2022
Amazing caves and rock structures
This is a beautiful state park. They have a place to camp RV and 10 electrical sites running water bathrooms. Just down the road from the campgrounds is a place called Bluff Lake it is a restaurant on the lake that has the most amazing seafood they catch all their catfish fresh from the lake. Hiking at this park is anywhere from easy to hard depending on how far into the caves you want to venture, did you have stairs leading down to the caves which have a relatively steep decline.I definitely recommend it for the dogs to get their exercise and for you for the visual beauty of the caves and stalactite formations

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