Other Local Attractions

Scurry County Courthouse on the square between College Avenue and Avenue R on 25 th Street . The white buffalo statue on the square pays tribute to J. Wright Mooar, who killed a rare white buffalo near Snyder in 1876. Snyder, the county seat, is the only area town which had its start as a trading post for buffalo hunters.
Twenty-one historical markers on and near the square tell much of the county's history.
The Scurry County Library at 1916 23 rd Street has genealogical research materials.
Towle Memorial Park on South College Avenue has a pond with public fishing allowed, picnic tables, a kiddie park, a prairie dog town, tennis courts, and summer swimming.
Walking Trail along Deep Creek, half-mile path, beginning at 25 th Street one block west of College Avenue .
White Buffalo Park – 10 miles northwest of Snyder on FM 253. Nearby is the place where J. Wright Mooar killed the white buffalo in 1876.
Lake J. B. Thomas – 23 miles southwest of Snyder.
Lake Allen Henry – 23 miles northwest of Snyder.