17 November 2009

Buffalo Cove Game Land - Directions

Buffalo Cove Game Land



The Buffalo Cove Game Land is located mostly in Caldwell County, with a small portion located in western Wilkes County, in northwest North Carolina. There are two entrance roads to access the Buffalo Cove Game Land, Green Rock Road and Cove Branch Road. Both game land entrance roads can be accessed off of Buffalo Cove Road. A third access point via a small parking area and hunter trail provides access to the northern most "Long Ridge" tract. To access the Buffalo Cove Game Land:

Green Rock Road entrance - Travel NC Highway 268 to Buffalo Cove Road. Travel north on Buffalo Cove Road approximately 1.8 miles to the Green Rock access on the left.

36°2'18.10"N 81°31'18.43"W

Cove Branch Road entrance - Travel NC Highway 268 to Buffalo Cove Road. Travel north on Buffalo Cove Road approximately 2 miles to the Cove Branch Road on the right.

36°2'25.03"N 81°31'22.91"W

To access the "Long Ridge" tract via hunter trail, travel NC Highway 268 to Buffalo Cove Road. Travel north on Buffalo Cove Road approximately 6.5 miles to Old Sampson Road on the left. After turning left onto Old Sampson Road, travel approximately 0.4 miles to CC Camp Road on the left. Travel approximately 0.6 miles on the graveled CC Camp Road to the small parking area on the left. The hunter access trail begins across the creek and heads across the ridge to the game land boundary. GPS coordinates for the hunter parking area: 36°6'1.94"N 81°32'16.20"W

For an online interactive map of Buffalo Cove, please visit the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission website @ www.ncwildlife.org or click HERE to link to the interactive maps.

A detailed map of Buffalo Cove in PDF form can be found HERE.

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