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: 37.69872, -85.84304. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Lake

• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~21 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~44 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~63 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~69 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Lake

• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~77 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~78 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~89 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~98 km · Must-see

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