Buffalo Ridge Cowboy Town

The parking was free and there was minimal traffic to the gas station before they closed at 8 or so. No charge to park, no hookups which we didn’t expect so that was all good. We did decide to go through Cowboy Town to spend money there to park overnight. As long as you go in not expecting much you will have a great time. We laughed pretty hard going through the exhibits which were extremely run down and the walkways had boards that were questionable to step on. The buffalo were right outside our window in the morning but they are pretty skinny which was sad to see. Gave it 4 stars as it was a very easy place to stay when traveling through. Highway traffic is close but we weren’t bothered by it at all. Ran our generator most of the time we were there without it being an issue. Parking lot was fairly level where we parked next to the buffalo fence.

Free overnight parking. Nice people inside the store when we asked just to make sure.

Stayed here 1 night. The sunset was beautiful and the men in the store were friendly. We bought a few souvenirs to thank the owner for letting us stay. It was cool having the buffalo right outside our window. Because the buffalo are so close, dogs are not allowed. One of the men in the store said the buffalo think of the dogs as wolves and are frightened. It was near the highway but noise was minimal and didn't bother us.

I was worried after the last person posted they were closed. Even if closed you could stay here unless he ever decided to put chains across the driveways. This is our 3rd time staying over the last 3 years. We stop and park off towards the grassy area (but not in it), go and ask the grumpy old guy if its OK for us to stay overnight. He says sure. My husband talks to him a little, we always buy Buffalo burger from him and he had some fresh today. In the mornings you usually see the Buffalo coming up to eat before we pull out. Thankfully this is still an option. This is just off Interstate 90, so i figured if it was really closed off we only had about 3 miles up the road to a big truck stop. This is so much quieter.

Right off fwy. Just ask guy in store and buy some bison meat. We grilled bison burgers and enjoyed watching the bison. Plenty of room to open slides. Fuel also available. It’s right off freeway so we expected noise.

Pretty little spot to spend the night. Other reviews said they went and asked owner but we arrived after hours and just set up camp anyway. Level ground, pretty views, close to highway. Unfortunately no Buffalo were around when we were there. We’d definitely stop here again.

The owner at the store seemed totally flabbergasted anyone would ask to stay there! He was crabby, but told us we could stay overnight. We asked him, but he thought we were destitute and maybe homeless. Since we were alone and it seemed sketchy, we left and went to Wal-Mart. I wouldn’t depend on this place, because the owner seems like he could get mad pretty easily.

We planned to stay here because it shows up on the apps, but when we got there around 8pm, it looked so creepy it felt like a horror movie. So instead of becoming the dummies in the movie that pull in anyway, we turned around, got back on the highway and stayed at a truck stop.

We pulled in late ( 11pm) to get some shut eye before heading out on the road again. When we pulled in it was dark and couldn't see much. If the sky wasn't cloud covered it would have been a great place to star gaze. Because it was so dark it was a little uneasy pulling in and not being able to see your surroundings. Right next to highway, so there is highway noise. We were up by 6am and on our way out. There were buffalo in the field next to us, which was an amazing sight. The store was not open during our stay of course, but would stop again. Maybe next time during store hours.

We stayed one night on Aug. 25, 2022. We arrived just before closing and filled the truck with diesel and bought a few buffalo meat items including ground for hamburgers, brats and sticks. The sticks were a great snack traveling down the road, excellent! The owner was very friendly! We had a little puppy with us, and he asked that we park a little away from where the buffalo hang out in the morning. There were around 30 buffalo including a few newborns feeding on mamma buffalos that we viewed in the morning. The gravel lot is fairly level and not a problem leaving the TT attached to the truck. The road noise from I-90 about 1/4 mile away was noticeable, but not that load, especially after about 11 pm. I expect that the owner would be acceptable to running a low noise generator, but you should ask to make sure.