Buffalo Lake, Pocahontas County, West Virginia

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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of West Virginia you can check out Buffalo Lake. This lake is so wonderful. If you fancy a little side trip, try Toolbox Hollow, and the top of Fork Mountain is easily distinguished from Buffalo Lake. The high level of rain makes Buffalo Lake a pretty wet place; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Buffalo Fork Dam is worth taking a look at while you're here;  
   if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Big Run.
If you need a location to stay Elkins Super 8 Motel is a splendid choice, and get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of Greenbrier River - East Fork. There's so much to do here at Buffalo Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Bear Mountain Farm and Wilderness Retreat is a glorious place for that, and if the weather is nice, you can go for a hike along the East Fork Trail. You'll need
 
               more than a day to look at everything Buffalo Lake has to offer, you can camp at Island Campground, and going for a hike along the Burner Mountain Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region.
For the period of the summertime months highs here at Buffalo Lake reach the 80's while night lows are typically in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Buffalo Lake. This is no spot for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. On a perfect day at Buffalo Lake you can take a hike along the Locust Spring Run Trail, and there's whitewater on Little River for all you adrenaline rush seekers. This lake is so wonderful.

 
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21 miles away
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23 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Buffalo Lake, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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Local climate location: ELKINS WSO AP 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.53278
Longitude: -79.70583

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These outdoors activities are available near Buffalo Lake.
 Hotels Near Buffalo Lake:
Elkins Super 8 Motel, Elkins, 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ELKINS, Elkins, 23 miles away
Elkins-Days Inn, Elkins, 24 miles away
Canaan Valley Resort and Conf Ctr, Davis, 36 miles away
Lexington - Days Inn Keydet General, Lexington, 43 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Buffalo Lake:
Island Campground, Pocahontas County, 3 miles away
Bear Mountain Farm and Wilderness Retreat, Hightown, 7 miles away
Little River Campground, Pocahontas County, 7 miles away
East Fork Campground, Durbin, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Buffalo Lake:
Snowshoe, West Virginia, 21 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Buffalo Lake:
Little River, Pocahontas CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 3 miles long (FS 17 to Burner)
Greenbrier River - East Fork, Pocahontas CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class II-III - 5.1 miles long (FS 51 to Island Campground)
Greenbrier River - East Fork, Pocahontas CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class I-II - 8.9 miles long (Island Campground to confluence with West Fork at Durbin)
 Trails Near Buffalo Lake:
Burner Mountain Trail, Pocahontas County, 4 miles away
East Fork Trail, Pocahontas County, 5 miles away
Locust Spring Run Trail, Highland County, 5 miles away

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