First Day Hike is a program of free, guided hikes offered by the fifty state park systems of the United States each year on New Year's Day. Start your year off right with a guided outdoor hike for all ages. Meet at EB Lyons Center and dress for the weather. Refreshments will follow sponsored by […]

Closed due to weather

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain and the IDNR at the Grand River Center and enjoy free programs with live birds of prey

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium for a weekend full of great events. Admission is charged to the museum.

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium for a weekend full of great events. Admission is charged to the museum.

The centennial storm ripped its way across Madison and Warren Counties in Iowa on it way east, leaving dozens dead in it's wake. When the storm reached Rockdale, a small town nestled in the Catfish Creek Valley, it unleashed it's full fury. When it was all over, nothing but death and destruction was left in […]

Unique Fish of the Mississippi and the Fish Fry Experience by Dennis Weiss. Biology and status of some unique and prehistoric fish of the Mississippi River and how to properly dress and prepare fish. Denny Weiss retired from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources after working 35 years with fisheries research on the Mississippi River. […]

Check out our Facebook Page for details on how to find the Gnome in the Mines of Spain. Prizes awarded.

In honor of 100 years of Iowa State Parks, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Friends of Mines of Spain are pleased to invite the public to learn how the state of Iowa played a key role in the state park movement in America. This program will take place Thursday, February 20 at 6:00 […]