So we made our stop and it didn’t disappoint! Whippy Dip: I’ve been told you can’t visit Decorah without stopping for ice cream at Whippy Dip. The main goal is uplifting local small businesses and all of the amazing products that come from the driftless region! They have different restaurant-style options and grab-and-go selections. The Landing Market: We loved this place! Under one roof, they offer a variety of different vendors and locally sourced food, beverages and goods. A great place to stop for a drink! They are pet-friendly and have sodas on tap for kids… and you are able to bring in outside food. Pulpit Rock Brewing Company: Pulpit Rock opened in 2015. We went on a night where they also had live music outside! Toppling Goliath Brewery: Toppling Goliath is a destination brewery - great atmosphere for families (tons of comfy seating and games upstairs) and a huge menu of food (and of course beer!). We enjoyed drinks, music, pizza (which was some of the best pizza I’ve had!) in a beautiful, peaceful farm setting - while the kids were able to run around freely play. We ordered pizza ahead and they had it ready for us when we arrived to the farm.
Luna Valley Farm: This was one of our very favorite places during the weekend getaway. We have a lot of friends who attended Luther so it was fun to explore the campus and the athletic facilities! It has a beautiful campus and is known for its music and science programs. Luther College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college. There were a lot of people floating down the river - we definitely want to do this next time! You can rent a canoe, a kayak or a tube and go for a float on a hot, sunny day! This was a welcome retreat for us on a hot, summer day! Trails surrounding the cave have steep inclines that cut around vines and exposed limestone. The Decorah Ice Cave gets its name from layers of ice that form every year in January and last through August. The park features a walking path, scenic overlook, and bridge crafted by a local stone mason. Dunning Springs is the site of a beautiful waterfall surrounded by limestone cliffs.
#HIDDEN WATER CAVERN IOWA SERIES#
To the right of the stone bridge is a steep trail leading up to a series of trails above Ice Cave Road. Walk to the waterfall and be sure to take time to walk across the stone bridge and climb the steps to view the source of Dunning’s Spring. Park in the gravel area just south of the entrance to Dunning’s Spring Park. At the spring head, the 0.8-mile Odin’s Loop heads into the hills above the stream.Ī spectacular 200-foot waterfall minutes from downtown Decorah. It now is a City of Decorah Park, with benches, picnic tables, grills, a stocked trout stream, a children’s fishing pond, and trails for hiking. You can park anywhere along Twin Springs Road and follow the stream “up river” until the stream disappears into the ground-you have found the source of Twin Springs! Twin Springs park used to be the site of an Iowa DNR fish hatchery. A short walk on the Trout Run Trail leads will take you to a spot where you can see the nest!Ī lovely waterfall right in town. They can be watched on the eagle cam (online), and you may catch a glimpse of them in person.
The world-famous Decorah Eagle nest is located just across the road from the Fish Hatchery. Water flows from an underground spring in the hillside and flows over a man-made structure creating a lovely cascade of water. It’s the perfect place for a picnic, relaxing in the shade or dipping your line in for a trout. Siewers Springs (waterfall at the Fish Hatchery)īe sure to stop by this beautiful spot during your visit to the hatchery. The fish hatchery is open to the public 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset. My kids LOVED feeding the fish (make sure to bring some quarters for the feed!). A handful of feed purchased from dispensers brings fish swirling to the the surface.
Easy access to the raceways make this a popular stop to see fish of various sizes. Rainbow trout are raised in 24 raceways and three rubber lined earthen ponds at the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery.
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