| Little Rockford | |
| Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
| Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Subdivision Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Ross Ice Shelf |
| Subdivision Type1: | Location |
| Subdivision Name1: | Near Bay of Whales |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Extinct Title: | Closed |
| Named For: | Rockford, Illinois |
| Government Type: | Administration |
| Governing Body: | USAP, United States |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Every summer |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Little Rockford was an Antarctic exploration base from December 1958 to January 1965,[1] located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales. Little Rockford was a field camp and weather station along the Little America tractor trail and was located between McMurdo Sound and Byrd Station, 160 miles from Little America.[2] It was named after Rockford, Illinois, the hometown of Admiral George Dufek. Admiral Dufek was in charge of the United States military mission, through the United States Navy, to support research in Antarctica named Operation Deep Freeze,[3] and the first man to land at the South Pole by airplane.
Originally, Little Rockford was established near the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf close to the King Edward VII Peninsula in December 1958. The following year it was relocated to the east edge of Marie Byrd Land. Little Rockford's use was discontinued in January 1965.