Buffalo Ridge

Buffalo Ridge: 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 Ridge

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 Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.44492, -77.17756. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Ridge

• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Colonel Denning State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~39 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Ridge

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~70 km · Must-see

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