Buffalo Dam

Buffalo Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Buffalo Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46265, -106.29350. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Dam

• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buffalo Dam

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~35 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~60 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~60 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~60 km · Must-see

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