Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli

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Buffalo Rock State Park, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Buffalo Rock State Park
Location:	LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city:	Ottawa, Illinois
Coordinates:	41°19′37″N, 88°54′35″W
Area:	298 acres (1.21 km²)
Established:	November 15, 1928
Governing body:	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on 298 acres (1.21 km²) in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was donated to the state on November 15, 1928 with the promise that it would become a permanent state park. The second provision was that 72 year old Robert Barnett would stay on for the remainder of his life as the caretaker.

[edit] References

Buffalo Rock State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
USGS. "United Buffalo Rock State Park, USGS Starved Rock (IL) Topo Map Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.

	Protected Areas of Illinois Department of Natural Resources
State Parks	Apple River \| Argyle Lake \| Beall Woods \| Beaver Dam \| Buffalo Rock \| Castle Rock \| Cave-in-Rock \| Chain O'Lakes \| Channahon \| Delabar \| Dixon Springs \| Donnelley/Depue \| Ferne Clyffe \| Fort Massac \| Fox Ridge \| Franklin Creek \| Gebhard Woods \| Giant City \| Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie \| Hennepin Canal \| Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County) \| Illini \| Illinois Beach \| James "Pate" Philip \| Johnson-Sauk Trail \| Jubilee College \| Kankakee River \| Lake Le-Aqua-Na \| Lake Murphysboro \| Lincoln Trail \| Lowden \| Matthiessen \| Mississippi Palisades \| Moraine Hills \| Morrison-Rockwood \| Nauvoo \| Pere Marquette \| Red Hills \| Rock Cut \| Rock Island Trail \| Shabbona Lake \| Siloam Springs \| South Shore \| Starved Rock \| Walnut Point \| Weinberg-King \| White Pines Forest \| William G. Stratton \| Wolf Creek
State Forests	Big River \| Hidden Springs \| Sand Ridge \| Trail of Tears
State Recreation Areas	Clinton Lake \| Eagle Creek \| Eldon Hazlet \| Frank Holten \| Golconda Marina \| Kickapoo \| Moraine View \| North Point Marina \| Prophetstown \| Pyramid \| Ramsey Lake \| Randolph County \| Sangchris Lake \| Stephen A. Forbes \| Washington County \| Wayne Fitzgerrell \| Weldon Springs \| William W. Powers
State Fish & Wildlife Areas	Anderson Lake \| Baldwin Lake \| Carlyle Lake \| Coffeen Lake \| Crawford County \| Des Plaines \| Edward R. Madigan \| Green River \| Hamilton County \| Heidecke Lake \| Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County) \| Iroquois \| Kaskaskia River \| Kinkaid Lake \| Kishwaukee River \| LaSalle Lake \| Mackinaw River \| Marshall \| Mautino \| Mazonia/Braidwood \| Mermet Lake \| Middle Fork \| Mississippi River \| Newton Lake \| Panther Creek \| Peabody River \| Ray Norbut \| Rend Lake \| Rice Lake \| Saline County \| Sam Dale Lake \| Sam Parr \| Sanganois \| Shelbyville \| Silver Springs \| Snakeden Hollow \| Spring Lake \| Ten Mile Creek \| Turkey Bluffs \| Union County \| Woodford
State Natural Areas	Cache River \| Fults Hill Prairie \| Goose Lake Prairie \| Harry "Babe" Woodyard \| Illinois Caverns \| Kidd Lake \| Piney Creek Ravine \| Sielbeck Forest \| Spitler Woods \| Volo Bog
State Trails	Tunnel Hill