The Comfort Inn hotel in Buffalo, Wyoming is on the route between Yellowstone National Park, and the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore, at the base of The Big Horn Mountains. Stroll the Clear Creek walking path into historic downtown Buffalo. This is the county that author Craig Johnson based his recent western novels on about sheriff Walt Longmire. This Comfort Inn sits at 4500 feet elevation. Summer evenings are cool and you are within walking distance to restaurants, ice cream parlors and observing our beautiful mountains. A free deluxe continental breakfast, including waffles, will be waiting in the morning.
The Comfort Inn hotel is located at the crossroads of Interstate 90 and Interstate 25, just blocks from historic downtown Buffalo. This Buffalo hotel is a great stopping point when traveling between Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Fort McKinney and Fort Phil Kearny are only minutes away and Saddlestring, Wyoming is just seven miles away.Lake DeSmet, which offers boating and fishing, is only a few miles north. Buffalo sits on the east side of the Bighorn Mountains and the Cloud Peak Scenic Byway. The area is great for skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and other numerous outdoor activities. Visitors will enjoy seasonal hunting and viewing native wildlife at the nearby Bud Love Winter Range. This area is known as the place "where the deer and the antelope play."Downtown Buffalo features historical buildings, specialty shops and galleries. Also close to the hotel are parks, a large free summertime outdoor pool, a full-service YMCA, a highly-rated municipal golf course and a wonderful walking trail along Clear Creek. A variety of restaurants are also in the surrounding area.