Mines of Spain Recreation Area

The Mines of Spain consists of 1,439 acres of forest and prairie along the Mississippi River. The park is a National Historic Landmark and a state preserve. The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, a Scenic Byway Center, has displays on the park’s historical sites of farming, prairies, lead mining, Native Americans and wildlife. Trails connect visitors to a farmsite, forests, prairies, archaeological sites and wetlands.