Buffalo Rock State Park
1300 North 27th Road
OttawaIL61350
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard
Open
- Sunday
- 12:00pm-5:00pm
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Thursday
- 10:00am-8:00pm
- Friday
- 10:00am-8:00pm
- Saturday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
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Description
Located on a bluff, which was once an island in the Illinois River, visitors are afforded a magnificent view of the river and surrounding area. This 298 acre park offers picnic areas, ball diamonds, biking, bird witching, hiking, and cross-country skiing.
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Located on a bluff, which was once an island in the Illinois River, visitors are afforded a magnificent view of the river and surrounding area. This 298 acre park offers picnic areas, ball diamonds, biking, bird witching, hiking, and cross-country skiing.
Buffalo Rock is said to have served the French as an early military, trading and missionary post. LaSalle and Tonty, after building Fort St. Louis on Starved Rock during the winter of 1882-1883 gathered almost 4,000 Indian warriors at the front of Buffalo Rock and formed a confederation against the Iroquois. Among the tribes in the confederation were the Miami who built their own fort on...
