Buzzard Roost

Buzzard Roost: 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 Buzzard Roost

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 Buzzard Roost — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.74945, -97.96505. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Roost

• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~34 km · Must-see
• University United Methodist Church · church · Saline · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~53 km · Must-see
• General McPherson Memorial Statue · church · McPherson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge · sanctuary · McPherson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~71 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Atlas Launch Facility 550-7 · fort · Ellsworth · ~9 km
• Coiner Dome · viewpoint · Saline · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Roost

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Roost

• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~19 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Coiner Dome · viewpoint · Saline · ~14 km
• Weston Hill · viewpoint · Saline · ~15 km
• Fremont's Knob · viewpoint · Ellsworth · ~17 km
• Potato Hill · viewpoint · Saline · ~20 km
• North Pole Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~48 km
• Iron Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~50 km
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · McPherson · ~60 km
• Potato Hill · viewpoint · Clay · ~106 km

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