Explore "Hidden Gem" Buffalo Rock State Park

Located on the North banks of the Illinois River, less than a ten minute drive from I-80 and the gates of Starved Rock, this remarkable little state park combines rustic prairie hiking with some of the most stunning cliffside views you'll find in Starved Rock Country. Throughout it's storied past, Buffalo Rock has been the home of a Native American tribe, used as a camp for a religious sect, and even a tuberculosis sanatorium during the 1910’s. The park's recent history is just as compelling, this hidden gem houses not only popular picnic areas and prairie hiking trails, but colossal works by a world renowned artist and two live bison.