Buffalo Rock

Buffalo Rock: 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 Rock

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 Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32270, -88.92803. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Rock

• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~1 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~20 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~42 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~52 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo Rock

• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~100 km · Must-see
• Catfish Effigy · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~1 km
• Council Overhang · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~3 km
• Basswood Canyon · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~5 km
• Beehive Overlook · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~6 km
• Starved Rock · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~6 km
• French Canyon · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~7 km
• Aurora Canyon · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~7 km
• Devil's Paint Box · viewpoint · LaSalle · ~11 km
• Cherry Slag Pile · viewpoint · Bureau · ~34 km

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