Buffalo Park

Buffalo 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 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 Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.85214, -89.40728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Park

• Carpenter Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Henson Robinson Zoo · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lincoln's Home · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Edwards Place Historic Home · fort · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bust of Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Hotel · church · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vachel Lindsay House · fort · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Governor's Mansion · attraction · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership · fort · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Park

Other parks near Buffalo Park

• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~75 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~96 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~99 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~121 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~125 km · Must-see

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