Buffalo Pond

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.45506, -110.25156. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Pond

• Big Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Denis Julien Inscription · fort · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Upheaval Dome · viewpoint · San Juan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Candlestick Tower · attraction · San Juan · ~36 km · Must-see
• False Kiva · fort · San Juan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aztec Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mesa Arch · attraction · San Juan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canyonlands National Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Manti-La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Emery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Canyonlands National Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~54 km · Must-see
• Goblin Valley State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Point State Park · attraction · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Juan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Pond

• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~107 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~116 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~134 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~135 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~137 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~144 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Shelter · lake · Wayne · ~6 km
• Crow Seep · lake · Wayne · ~25 km
• Horse Bench Dam · lake · Emery · ~55 km

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