Buffalo Rock State Park
The park entrance is 2.3 miles from Naplate. Day-use fee: No entrance fee (beaches may charge day-use). Buffalo Rock State Park is a state park in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Buffalo Rock State Park map
Buffalo Rock State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Sites are first come, first served.
- Entry to Buffalo Rock State Park: No entrance fee (beaches may charge day-use).
- Buffalo Rock State Park is 2.3 miles from Naplate.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Buffalo Rock State Park.
Before you go
Buffalo Rock State Park is 2.3 miles from Naplate.
- Flush restrooms
Camping at Buffalo Rock State Park
Sites are first come, first served.
Trails
- The River Bluff Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
- The Woodland Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- Marina Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- State park Designation in agency park name
Public lands next to Buffalo Rock State Park
- State parkBuffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli lies inside Buffalo Rock State Park.
- State parkStarved Rock State Park is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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