Eagle Point Park is the historic jewel of the Clinton Parks System, located at the north side of the City on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. After being established in 1888 by the Clinton and Lyons Railway, many of the existing park facilities were largely constructed during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The park provides a variety of facilities, many of which are unique within the overall park system:

Soaring Eagle Nature Center is operated by the Clinton County Conservation Board to offer environmental and educational programming. Located at the south entrance to Eagle Point Park, the center includes the Nature Barn, Flannery School, restored prairie, butterfly garden, and approximately 3 miles of trails through wetland, woodland, and prairie habitats.

Trails within the park are dirt surfaced and maintained in partnership with the Clinton Horseman’s Association and the Human Powered League, a local volunteer group established to develop off road shared use trails. The trails are shared by hikers, runners, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. The established trail etiquette gives horses the right of way, and requires bikers to dismount and speak to the rider to avoid startling the animal.