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: 43.82258, -94.74743. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Lake

• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kansas Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Site · fort · Cottonwood · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. James City Park · lake · Watonwan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rat Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Lake

• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kansas Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. James City Park · lake · Watonwan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see

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