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: 46.16717, -91.83885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Lake

• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Brule River State Forest · sanctuary · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pattison State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Manitou Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Amnicon Falls State Park · waterfall · Douglas · ~62 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~67 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Lake

• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~46 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~54 km · Must-see

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