Buffalo Valley

Buffalo Valley: 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 Buffalo Valley

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 Buffalo Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.95449, -76.94515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Valley

• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Augusta & Hunter House Museum · museum · Northumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~20 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~25 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grace United Presbyterian Church · church · Lycoming · ~31 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ravensburg State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store · museum · Lycoming · ~38 km · Must-see
• Susquehanna State Park · park · Lycoming · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Valley

• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~53 km · Must-see
• Turkey Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~53 km · Must-see
• Davis Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~63 km · Must-see
• North Mountain RCAG · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~65 km · Must-see

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