Buffalo Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Buffalo Lake is a 69-acre lake near Dovray Township, Minnesota, at about 1,508 feet. It is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.
Lake Shetek State ParkState parkPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi
Casey Jones State TrailHikingPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fox LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Bean LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- LongLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Current LakeLake fishing · ~35 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~51 min drive
- Ash LakeLake fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Kansas LakeLake fishing · ~1h 16m drive
- Little Spirit LakeLake fishing · ~1h 17m drive
- Perch LakeLake fishing · ~1h 21m drive
- Spirit LakeLake fishing · ~1h 21m drive
Also worth it near here
- Casey Jones State TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cottonwood RiverCanoeing · ~27 min drivePhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Des Moines River AccessBoat launch · ~53 min drive
Kilen Woods State Park CampgroundCamping · ~59 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Buffalo Lake
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 5°
4 wet
Feb
27° / 9°
4 wet
Mar
39° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
54° / 34°
9 wet
May
68° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 51°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
28° / 12°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tracy, MN, 11.9 mi away at 1,403 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
