ENTS, I did stop at Lone Elk State Park in 2006. This park is located just west of Valley Park, Missouri along the north side of I-44. Its north boundary is the Meramec River, one of the major rivers of Missouri, its south border is I-44, to the west is Washington University Tyson Research Center, and to the East is Valley Park and contains 546 acres. This Park is located in the Antire Hills section of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor and demonstrates the steep hills associated with this section. According to Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor there are “8,000 contiguous acres of land dedicated to preservation + recreation”. Also there are caves near Antire road that bones of prehistoric animals have been found and there are two areas where Native American artifacts have also been found. The caves and Native American sites are not located inside Lone Elk State Park but they are located with in the Antire Hills section of Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor. Back to Lone Elk State Park, this area as the name applies has elk but along with the elk are American bison, white tailed deer and turkeys. To me I can see white tailed deer just by looking out my window and turkeys I can see them as well. What I don’t see running wild are elk and bison. During my trip there in the fall of 2006 I did see the elk but I didn’t get to see the bison. When you first enter the park there is a sign stating the motorcycles and pets are strictly forbidden in the park. I was able to take some photos of the lake there and of female elks (doe?) and their young. My camera battery was running low so the pic I got of the male elk (buck?) is blurry but you can still see his antlers. I have posted this pics on the files page under Lone Elk State Park.
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