Buffington Park

Buffington Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buffington Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Buffington Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15423, -123.37747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffington Park

• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~7 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~39 km · Must-see
• Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~41 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~42 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~42 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~43 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffington Park

Other parks near Buffington Park

• Seaquest State Park · park · Cowlitz · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Lewis · ~74 km · Must-see
• Paradise Point State Park · park · Clark · ~76 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Clark · ~77 km · Must-see
• Abrams Park · park · Clark · ~78 km · Must-see
• Stan Hedwall Park · park · Lewis · ~78 km · Must-see
• Henderson Park · park · Lewis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Park · park · Clark · ~84 km · Must-see
• Seminary Hill Natural Area · park · Lewis · ~88 km · Must-see

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