Buffalo Bluff

Buffalo Bluff: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buffalo Bluff

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Buffalo Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.65154, -99.86230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Bluff

• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Tom Green · ~73 km · Must-see
• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Tom Green · ~73 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tom Green · ~73 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Tom Green · ~73 km · Must-see
• Saint Boniface Church · church · Runnels · ~13 km
• Deadmans Bluff · viewpoint · Runnels · ~13 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Dam · lake · Runnels · ~15 km
• Colorado River Ferry Crossing · fort · Runnels · ~15 km
• Abilene & Southern Depot · fort · Runnels · ~15 km
• Memory Lane Antique Car Museum · museum · Runnels · ~16 km
• Runnels County Courthouse · fort · Runnels · ~16 km
• Charles H. Noyes · fort · Runnels · ~16 km
• Ballinger · fort · Runnels · ~16 km
• Carnegie Library Building · fort · Runnels · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Bluff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Bluff

• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~66 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~101 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~135 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~141 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Bluff · viewpoint · Runnels · ~13 km
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Runnels · ~17 km
• Bead Mountain · viewpoint · Coleman · ~35 km
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Coke · ~50 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Runnels · ~52 km
• Buttermilk Hill · viewpoint · Coke · ~54 km

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