AGHC SELF GUIDED HIKE FROGS AND TOADS

Event Summary

Registration is NOT necessary. This is a come-and-go-as-you-please activity.

Self-guided hikes will begin at the trees by the picnic tables north of the American Gothic House Center and are available from dawn to dusk. A new one will be posted every two weeks, May 23rd through September 2nd. They are free and open to the public. Since the Center is managed by the Wapello County Conservation Department, these hikes are wildlife or conservation-oriented.

Download a hike “passport” for kids ages 6-18 HERE or stop into the Center and pick one up. Write down 3 things you learned from 3 different 2025 hikes at the American Gothic House plus complete 2 independent activities May- August 2025 to earn an American Gothic House Center lanyard! All details and requirements for this activity are on the passport.

Also ask to check out an educational backpack from the Center’s gift shop May 23rd through September 2nd to help with the journey! Topics are bugs, birds, and plants. 

Themes:

Plants                         May 23rd- June 6th

Frogs & Toads           June 7th- June 20th

Bees & Wasps           June 21st- July 4th

Bats                           July 5th- July 18th

Moths & Butterflies    July 19th- August 1st

Farm Animals            August 2nd- August 15th

Spiders                      August 16th- September 2nd (longer due to holiday)

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Special Events