AZLATAN STATE PARK

Trip made in: March

STATE PARK RATING: AZTALAN STATE PARK

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Topography and Geology of area-

Flood plain (172 acres) of the crawfish river which contains pyramidal mounds and a stockade around the Mississippian (Cahokia) culture (1000-1300 A.D.)

This park is a National Historic Landmark (1964) and contains woods around the river.

Common activities:

Fishing, boating, and picnicking.

This park contains several different locations of ceremonial grounds for the native americans that used to live here. The topography of the land beyond the mounds is quite flat and has this low lying river that separates the woods from the free standing wood depots that the natives used for storing food.

From afar you can see quite a change in landscape when you are coming off this residential road into this park as you see the large wooden structures and 2 reconstructed mounds. This is a naturally rolling landscape but these additional constructs bring your eye to their attention. Brackish water surrounds one side of the park providing some low lying plants additional water. The park is small with additionally a small parking lot and minimal trails.

his is the largest mound at the park, as you can see its an amazing little bump in the ground.


Here is the family while we are surround by the maze of free standing wood.