Illinois River Road; Buffalo Rock Illinois State Park - LaSalle Co., IL
Posted by: cldisme
N 41° 19.782 W 088° 54.779
16T E 339915 N 4577123
Buffalo Rock Illinois State Park provides cliff-side views of the Illinois River.
Waymark Code: WM48B9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2008
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There are two major attractions in
Buffalo Rock Illinois State Park. The
cliff-side views of the Illinois River are stunning.
You also get to explore the earthen sculptures of "Effigy Tumuli." The abstract forms of a snake, turtle, catfish, frog and a
water strider were built in the same style as the burial mounds found throughout Illinois. They were constructed from 1983-1985 by artist Michael Heizer as a land reclaimation project of an abandoned strip which has since been included into Buffalo Rock State Park.