Elephant Rocks State Park

State park Belleview, Missouri, United States
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What to expect

Elephant Rocks State Park is a unique park featuring giant, billion-year-old granite boulders that stand end-to-end, resembling a train of red circus elephants. The park offers a self-guiding trail, including a Braille Trail, that winds among these geologic wonders and takes visitors past what remains of the long-dead mining operation. Picnic sites, a playground, and flush restrooms are available. The park is also home to an electronic off-road track chair that visitors with mobility issues can use on portions of the Braille Trail and a short spur on Engine House Ruins Trail. The park's geology is fascinating, with the elephant-shaped boulders formed from 1.5-billion-year-old granite, and its history is intriguing, with evidence of past quarrying and railroad activities

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Climb Among the Giants at Missouri's Elephant Rocks State Park

Climb Among the Giants at Missouri's Elephant Rocks State Park
This family's experience:

Activities: We climbed among the giant granite boulders, hiked the Braille Trail and the Engine House Ruins Trail, and had a picnic

Highlights: The kids loved climbing up, over, and through the maze of rocks, and we enjoyed the scenic views and the shaded areas ✨