Buffalo River State Park

Buffalo River State 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 Buffalo River State 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 Buffalo River State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.86296, -96.45813. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo River State Park

• Silver Lake AMA · lake · Clay · ~14 km · Must-see
• Moe Lake · lake · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Solum Lake · lake · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~27 km · Must-see
• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rourke Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~30 km · Must-see
• Plains Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~32 km · Must-see
• Roger Maris Museum · museum · Cass · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pikes Bay · lake · Becker · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Lizzie Isle · lake · Otter Tail · ~52 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Bluff · viewpoint · Norman · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hand Lake · lake · Becker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Detroit Lakes City Park · lake · Becker · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Lida · lake · Otter Tail · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo River State Park

Other parks near Buffalo River State Park

• Itasca State Park · park · Clearwater · ~126 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Barnes · ~147 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~148 km · Must-see
• Glyndon Park · park · Clay · ~11 km
• Westgate Park · park · Clay · ~13 km
• Riverbend Park · park · Clay · ~14 km
• Brekken Park · park · Clay · ~14 km
• Hawley Softball Complex · park · Clay · ~15 km
• Woodbridge Park · park · Clay · ~22 km
• Cottonwood Park · park · Clay · ~22 km

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