Buffalo Rock State Park

Buffalo Rock State Park is a 298-acre Illinois State Park along the Illinois River in LaSalle County.  The sandstone bluffs on which the park the located were once an island in the river.  The park was once inhabited by Illinois Native Americans and later the French established a trading and military fort at Buffalo Rock.  Chicago-based Crane Company bought the land in 1912 as a sanatorium for employees and then sold it to the state in 1928.  Effigy Tumuli is an earth-art project by artist Michael Heizer in the park, consisting of earthen mounds in the shapes of animals native to the Illinois River.

Contact Information:

1300 North 27th Road
Ottawa, IL 61350 

Phone: (815) 433-2224

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Points of Interest:


Bison Pen:


The park is home to a pair of bison and a calf that live in a pen near the parking area.


East Overlook:


East Overlook is along River Bluff Trail just down from the parking area.


Effigy Tumuli:


Effigy Tumuli is an earth-art project that constructed mounds in the shapes of animals native to the Illinois River.  They are best seen from the air.


West Overlook:


West Overlook is at the far end of River Bluff Trail.


Wildlife:


Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)


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