Buford Pond

Buford Pond: 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 Buford Pond

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 Buford Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19060, -90.99290. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buford Pond

• Coleman Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~6 km · Must-see
• Christian Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dry Valley · viewpoint · Randolph · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bay Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pogue Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~23 km · Must-see
• Robinson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Carter · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ozark National Scenic Riverways · sanctuary · Shannon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hay Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Valley · viewpoint · Carter · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~40 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buford Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buford Pond

• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~23 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~114 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~117 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~136 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~143 km · Must-see

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