Allamakee County, Northeast Iowa is the home of Effigy Mounds National Monument (80,000 visitors a year) Yellow River State Forest (40,000 visitors a year, 9000 acres) Driftless Area Scenic Byway (voted most scenic byway in Iowa) Great River Road (36.2 miles of WOW) and Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center (opened 2017) Youll love it here!