Elephant Rocks State Park - Missouri - State/Provincial Parks on Waymarking.com

The park feature a huge granite boulders standing end to end like a parade of elephants. Standing atop a granite outcrop, one of the largest elephant rocks, Dumbo, tops the scales at a whopping 680 tons. About 150 billion years ago hot magma cooled forming coarsely crystalline red granite, over the years the granite weathered into huge boulders.

Also in the park is a former granite quarry which now has been filled with water forming a lake. The granite quarries in the area were the largest in the state with the granite used for building and paving stones. The red granite currently quarried in the area is used mostly for monument stones.

Park Type: Day Use Activities: Picnic area One mile trail through the boulders with braille interpretive signs Park Fees: The sport is allowed only during certain months, and a permit must be obtained from the park office prior to your visit. Elephants Rock, Lake of the Ozarks and St. Francois state parks have areas where rappelling and rock climbing are permitted. Background: Huge granite boulders weather from crystalline granite formed 150 billion years ago. Date Established?: 1967 Link to Park: [Web Link] Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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