Local favourite river spot · Custer, Montana
Buffalo Rapids
Buffalo Rapids is a river spot in Custer, Montana.
Buffalo Rapids: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Buffalo Rapids
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
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 Rapids — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.50597, -105.73564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Buffalo Rapids
- Fort Keogh · fort · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
- Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
- Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
- Hall Dam · lake · Custer · ~2 km
- Stiles Number 1 Dam · lake · Custer · ~4 km
- Noble Dam · lake · Custer · ~5 km
- Diamond Number 1 Dam · lake · Custer · ~7 km
- Glasscock Number 2 Dam · lake · Custer · ~8 km
- Glasscock Number 1 Dam · lake · Custer · ~9 km
- Goodale Number 2 Dam · lake · Custer · ~11 km
- Herzog Number 2 Dam · lake · Custer · ~12 km
- Pirogue Island State Park · park · Custer · ~12 km
- Watts Number 1 Dam · lake · Custer · ~12 km
- Herzog Number 1 Dam · lake · Custer · ~12 km
- Hogan Number 2 Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km
- Miles City Sewage Disposal Pond Number 3 Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km
- Herzog Number 3 Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km
- Miles City Sewage Disposal Pond Number 2 Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Buffalo Rapids
- Pirogue Island · river spot · Custer · ~12 km
- Dixons Rapids · river spot · Custer · ~13 km
- Baker Rapids · river spot · Prairie · ~38 km
- Wolf Rapids · river spot · Prairie · ~46 km
- McKeons Rapids · river spot · Prairie · ~62 km
- White Island Rapids · river spot · Prairie · ~74 km
- De Russys Rapids · river spot · Prairie · ~82 km
- Monroe Island · river spot · Dawson · ~111 km
- Schaffer Island · river spot · Dawson · ~146 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Buffalo Rapids yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Buffalo Rapids?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Buffalo Rapids?
Nearby: Fort Keogh (fort, 23 km), Buck Mountain (viewpoint, 29 km), Loaf of Bread Butte (viewpoint, 53 km), Hall Dam (lake, 2 km), Stiles Number 1 Dam (lake, 4 km), Noble Dam (lake, 5 km).