Buffalo Springs Lake

This is the sewer drain for Lubbock Tx do not go here

My friend and I camped our way from CA to Austin and was heading back home. We chose Lubbock area to stop for the night. Buffalo Springs campground was the only nearby place I found to camp. I called them and was told that I had to register online. I was surprised to pay a total of $60 for a camp site. It cost $25 for a tent site plus $5 fee plus $15/adult just to get into the gate. What a rip off! It was split between the two of us so it didn't seem too terrible but...when we drove to our site, there wasn't a shade structure or picnic table in our assigned site. We were told to go online for any changes. I couldn't figure out how to do that and since we were the only campers there, we moved to another site. Fire rings, shade structures, picnic tables and little pieces of trash were randomly spread out everywhere! This was the most unorganized, run down place to tent camp I have ever seen! My dog kept finding bones tossed about on the ground. There were cigarette butts everywhere. We even found a vintage beer pull tab amongst other trashy little things. This was the only tent camping place that I was not happy with the whole 3,600 mile drive!

I read up on this park and planned it into my route based on everything I read. It looked like a nice place. Nothing I read indicated a reservation was required. It did look a little pricey for a campground but still cheaper than a hotel. I arrived early enough to set camp before dark. Got to the gate and was told if I did not have a reservation, I could not enter. I was on a motorcycle/trike. They claimed they were absolutely booked and had no room for a tent. Yet there was a lot of vehicles in line behind me. I watched and those vehicles were all allowed in. I feel this park is not motorcycle friendly. Not very welcoming to travelers. I then drove into Lubbock and got a hotel for twice the price of camping. Not happy. Very disappointed in this place. Not hospitable to long-distance travelers. I do not recommend this place. I will never bother to visit this park again.

Great place to get away! Family friendly, great fishing and easy to maneuver around!!

Stayed here for our first time. The site we were out was extremely uneven. Missing chunks of pavement. If you’re going to charge $40/night make sure to maintain the sites to those standards not $10/nught standardsz

We like to stop and stay at this campground when traveling to/from colorado. It has a really pretty lake good for fishing and walking. We've been lucky it's never been crowded but word has it that this is a party spot on holiday weekends. It's also very expensive for what we're used to, at $30 night plus $11 per adult per day... Totaling $55 for 2 people for a night!

Checkin is too time consuming. A line of RV’s to check in and one attendant to complete the checkin. Beautiful lake and open spaces. Sites were disappointing. Our site had two spots on it but a single water spout. We borrowed a Y connection for another site to get by. There are no camp hosts available after 5pm M-F so I had no one to call to assist with the water situation of call at midnight when the neighbors were continuing to play crazy loud music during quiet hours. We were just passing through so it was fine but we won’t be back regardless.

If you are looking to soak in nature...Nope. Though it does have a nice pretty lake and some nice cliff backdrops.

If you are looking for quiet...nope

If you are looking for cheap...nope. I booked online for $17 and then had to pay $16 entry fee on top of that. For a primitive campground.

If you are looking for space or privacy...nope. Especially the RVs are crammed tight. We lucked into the biggest spot in the place.

If you are looking for a place to have a party/gathering in a nice outdoor spot, this could be your place. Dogs running around. ATVs about. Ice Cream trucks and vendors selling roasted corn. Quiet hours that don’t start until 11 pm. Live music and stereos playing music of all types. Kids running, screaming and scootering through every camp site.

If you are looking for that - and there isn’t anything wrong with it if you are - this is a good spot.

And if you are looking for that, I don’t think you will find nicer people. Everyone has been super friendly and meeting folks has actually been my favorite thing about this spot.

Overall, a pretty nice place to camp. Sites are clean and maintained. Same for public facilities. Marina, and restaurant at the boat ramps with live music on the weekends, in the warmer months. Fishing is pretty decent too. Place does get pretty packed on holidays, and tends to get alil rowdy and loud.

lake, fishing, swimming, side by side trail. great place to relax

Very well maintained camp sites and lake, the perfect place to get away from it all.

Buffalo Sprinfs Lake and it’s campground is a nice place near Lubbock to get away. My high school “outdoors club” enjoys coming here to hike on the trails, kayak the lake, and camp. There are fire pits, bathrooms with running water, and a Marina restaurant on site. The Lubbock area is scarce on beauty, but this campground will at least wet your whistle until you can go some place nicer/farther away.