Prairie State Park

The spectacular panoramic vista of Prairie State Park is a sea of grass strewn with the colors of ever-changing wildflowers. In spring, bouquets of yellow-star grass and Indian paintbrush set the stage for the courtship dance of the prairie chicken. Growing taller each day, summer wildflowers include pale purple coneflower, Mead's milkweed and prairie blazing star. By fall, grasses such as big bluestem and Indian grass may reach 8 feet high.