Elephant Rocks State Park - Pilot Knob, Missouri

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Elephant Rocks State Park - Pilot Knob, Missouri
You will see giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants at this state park.

The trails are marked for the visually impaired and the trails are slightly elevated which makes it easy for the elderly to also enjoy this wonderful location.

The trail passes by a quarry pond, which now supports a variety of animal life. A short spur off of the trail takes visitors to the top of the granite outcrop, where they can explore the maze of giant elephant rocks.

A second spur brings visitors to a point overlooking an old quarry site. This red granite, first commercially quarried in the late 1800s, has been used as building material and as paving blocks for the St. Louis levee and downtown streets. Today, "Missouri Red" granite is cut and polished mainly for use as monuments. Thirty picnic sites allow visitors to rest and have a cool drink among the stone pachyderms.

Location: Highway 21, Iron County, Missouri

Phone: 573-546-3454