Buffalo Park

Buffalo Park: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buffalo Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.07917, -96.12807. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Park

• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~15 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~20 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~20 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Pottawattamie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buffalo Park

• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~21 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~36 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~39 km · Must-see

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