Parks
Research 6 parks within weekend reach of Dubuque, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Dubuque. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Dubuque. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Dubuque, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
Image credit: Image: Bill Whittaker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bellevue State Park is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bellevue State Park, about 36 km (22 mi) from Dubuque
Image credit: Image: Archbob / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Nelson Dewey State Park is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nelson Dewey State Park, about 37 km (23 mi) from Dubuque
Image credit: Image: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Belmont Mound State Park is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Belmont Mound State Park, about 40 km (25 mi) from Dubuque
Image credit: Image: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Maquoketa Caves State Park, about 44 km (27 mi) from Dubuque
Image credit: Image: Jim Roberts / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Apple River Canyon State Park is a state park reachable from Dubuque as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Apple River Canyon State Park, about 52 km (33 mi) from Dubuque
Image credit: Image: IvoShandor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0