Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area

210615 Hwy 71
Gering, NE 69341
Located nine miles southeast of Gering in Scotts Bluff and Banner Counties. This remote wildlife area is situated in the Wildcat Hills escarpment over-looking the North Platte river valley, offering a variety of rolling prairie hills sloping up to a series of ponderosa-topped ridges and cliffs. A series of four-wheel drive and narrow single-track trails fan out from the trailhead area and climb into the hills. Activities include hiking and mountain biking; trailhead elevation is 4,125 feet. Only a 1/2-mile walk to fishing lake, picnic area and wildlife area; trail maps and information available at the Gering CVB at 308-436-6886.