Buffalo Rock State Park
Site Contact Info
Office phone: 815-433-2220
Office address: 1300 N. 27th Road, Ottawa, IL 61350
Site coordinates: 41.32813 -88.90998
County: LaSalle
Site Maps
Printable Map – Buffalo Rock
Printable Map – Pecumsagan Creek
Site Characteristics
Huntable acres: Buffalo Rock State Park: 310 acres – Pecumsagan Nature Preserve: 210 acres
Habitat: Site composed of Buffalo Rock State Park and Pecumsagan Nature Preserve. Buffalo Rock SP is mostly grasslands with the larger timbered areas found on the north and west sides of the park. This area contains several bluffs and deep ravines. Pecumsagan Creek NP is mostly forested with deep ravines and caves. Do not enter any mines.
Active habitat management will occur throughout the year on the site, including prescribed burning.
Site Specific Regulations
Statewide and associated species regulations apply at the site unless noted hereafter.
Access is only via the hunter parking lots.
Deer
Archery
Available at this site. Statewide regulations apply, except:
- Buffalo Rock SP: 3 hunters may sign in at a time. The area is open to other users. Sign-in location is ½ mile west of park entrance on south side of Co. Rt. 34
- Pecumsagan NP: 6 hunters may sign in at a time. The area is closed to other users. Sign-in location is at the access point, 2 miles west of Rt. 178 on Rt. 6, on the southside of a curve.
- Hunters must sign in and sign out daily, including reporting harvest.
- One portable tree stand is allowed per hunter and stands must be removed daily.
- Sites will be open to scouting 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the season from 8 am to sunset.
Firearm
Not available at this site.
Late Winter Antlerless
Not available at this site.
Muzzleloader
Not available at this site.
Special CWD
Not available at this site.
Youth Firearm
Not available at this site.
Turkey
Not available at this site.
Waterfowl
Not available at this site.
Upland & Small Game
Not available at this site.
Furbearers
Hunting
Not available at this site.
Trapping
Not available at this site.
Amenities
Camping
Hiking
Hunting
Picnic areas