Buffalo Lake

Buffalo Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Buffalo Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buffalo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.78380, -86.16835. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Lake

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~57 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~74 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kings Lake · lake · Geneva · ~3 km
• Walton County Heritage Museum · museum · Geneva · ~11 km
• Walton-DeFuniak Library · fort · Walton · ~11 km
• The Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhod · fort · Walton · ~11 km
• Spring Lake Number One · lake · Geneva · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Lake

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~5 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~139 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~142 km · Must-see
• Kings Lake · lake · Geneva · ~3 km
• Spring Lake Number One · lake · Geneva · ~14 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~23 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Covington · ~23 km

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