This is a must see for anyone living in or visiting Missouri. It is also FREE. It is a great place to take kids for a day of fun and also good for all ages as long as you go prepared with sunscreen and drinks, strollers, wheelchairs or what you think you might need to walk around a path up and down hills. Keep the temperature in mind and come prepared clothes wise and drinks to keep cool. There is entertainment for the kids to climb high big rock or the older in age can stay closer to the path. This is also a great place to bring a cooler and spend the day and have a picnic or BBQ. They have picnic tables and playground areas. There is quite a bit of walking but the trail is easy to walk on and is well shaded. There is also braille signs along the trail for the blind and paths that make it easier for wheelchairs and strollers. We don't live too far away and visit a few times a year. Elephant Rocks is one of the may beautiful wonders of Missouri.
What a neat little surprise tucked away in Southeast Missouri. It was fun learning a bit of history surrounding the granite mining that took place in this region. Ran into an awesome, excellent, and friendly park ranger who actually thanked us for visiting. A must see if you are in this area!!
A great place to take youngsters who are active and love climbing and exploring. Would be especially beautiful in the Fall.
What a great walk through Elephant Rock State Park. Easy walk, interesting rock formations, and amazing rocks. We took a picnic lunch and had a great time. Even a trail for those that are blind.
This is an amazing place to visit! The views from the top of the rocks are breathtaking! This is a very clean state park and a great place to take kids and family of all ages!
Where else can you see huge boulders out in the middle of nowhere ?? It has an old railroad service building made of brick that has 3 walls and no roof left but it is so pictureque ! If you want to let your inner kid run wild this is the place !! you could spend half a day here. There are picnic tables and it has many spots good for hiking. But I would not let younger children run too far alone. The rocks are 3 and 4 stories high. But it is fun to go in and out of the tunnels and mazes the rocks make then you can climb on them !! FUN !! there are wheelchair ramps all over the trails and there are porta potties just outside the park.
We had a great drive to Pilot Knob, MO, and saw the sign for this park on our way there. After checking into the motel, we drove back out to visit this park. We read articles about this park in our local newspaper and wanted to check it out.We were impressed with the Braille walking trail. It was easy for us oldsters to navigate and a nice walk. We did climb up to the boulders that the park is named after and this might not be for everyone, but we managed just fine and we aren't in the best shape!Missouri has some wonderful parks in this area and we are so thrilled that we had this chance to visit this one on a beautiful fall day. We would love to bring our out-of-state grandkids in the future.
Wonderful place to see God's handy work and climb. Great place to hike, explore, and picnic. We are looking forward to our next trip in the Spring.
This park is like none other in the US, water cascades through the giant rocks into small but deep pools of water creating a whirlpool effect. A fun to place to swim and watch people. Also close is cliff diving/jumping into the main water area. Central south Missouri
Definitely worth seeing! Massive granite boulders in a beautiful park, many of which do resemble great elephants.