Old Settler's Park and Genoa Power Plant

Old Settler’s Park is a wonderful place to stop and view the Mississippi River, look for birds, or enjoy a leisurely picnic. From the park you can see Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks, Double-crested Cormorants, eagles, Osprey and Peregrine Falcons glide along the bluffs to the east. The Genoa Power Plant, just south of Genoa, has hosted nesting Peregrine Falcons since 1998 when a nest box was installed on the southwest stack. You can park at a boat landing south of the plant. Look for adults in March through April, and through July if they’ve brought off a brood of young.

Directions: Old Settlers Park is located along Hwy. 35, two miles south of Genoa. The Genoa Power Plant is found on the southern edge of Genoa.

Gazetteer: Page 40, D-1.

Phone: 608/689-2335.

Web site: Dairyland Power

Signature Species: Ospreys and Peregrine Falcons.

Seasonality: Open all year.

Parking: Parking lot and picnic area.

Nearest food & lodging: Genoa.