Founders Pond
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Founders Pond open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Effigy Mounds National Monument.
As of · Source: NPS · Effigy Mounds National Monument. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Founders Pond is a 29-acre pond near Harpers Ferry, Iowa, at about 623 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Local outfitters
- Driftless Angler36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Paint CreekRiver fishing3.4 mi
South Overlook TrailHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.6 mi- Luster Heights Unit TrailsHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.2 mi
Horn HollowHikingPhoto: avinashbhat, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.5 mi
Pikes Peak State ParkState parkPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi- Wyalusing Park Canoe TrailCanoeing8 mi
- Wyalusing Park Boat LandingBoat launch8 mi
Wyalusing State ParkState parkPhoto: Cindy, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Clear LakeLake fishing · ~46 min drive
- Duck LakeLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Goose LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Backbone LakeLake fishing · ~1h 4m drive
- Quaker Mill PondLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- Target LakeLake fishing · ~1h 23m drive
- Paint CreekRiver fishing · ~6 min drive
- Rush CreekRiver fishing · ~33 min drive
- Volga RiverRiver fishing · ~55 min drive
- Upper Iowa RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 13m drive
Best time to visit Founders Pond
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
32° / 13°
7 wet
Mar
45° / 25°
8 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
10 wet
May
70° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
80° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
8 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
8 wet
Nov
46° / 28°
7 wet
Dec
33° / 17°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Prairie Du Chien, WI, 3.8 mi away at 658 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
