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Where is the Buddy Holly Crash Site? The crash site is located at Gull Avenue & 315th Street, in a peaceful cornfield near Clear Lake. Today, a memorial marks the spot where the plane came to rest.
Unlike the official "Day the Music Died" shrine at the nearby Surf Ballroom (where the trio played their last concert only a few hours earlier), the memorial at the crash site is strictly D.I.Y.
The crash occurred near Clear Lake, Iowa, around 6 miles after Mason City Municipal Airport takeoff. The site was named Buddy Holly crash site after the lead artist in the “Winter Dance Party” tour, which was scheduled for different regions across the Midwest.
Find details on Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper Crash Site Memorial in Clear Lake including contact information, photos and nearby attractions.
The crash site is .35 miles behind a big pair of Buddy Holly glasses and is an easy walk. Kudos to the landowner for allowing public access to such a historic site. Be sure to also visit the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, where the final concert was held.
Where is the Buddy Holly Crash Site? The intersection of Gull Ave and of 315th St, Clear Lake, Iowa. Has the memorial always been here? First of all, yes this is the actual crash site. After you walk into the field and face the small guitar and record monuments – you are standing on the ground where Buddy Holly’s body was thrown from the plane.
On February 3rd, 1959, Buddy Holly and two other musicians crashed into this field near Clear Lake, Iowa. The location is now a memorial site that can be visited by the public.
By the time Buddy Holly arrived at the Surf Ballroom that Monday evening, he was frustrated with the tour bus and decided to charter a plane. Richardson had developed a case of flu during the tour and asked Waylon Jennings for his seat on the plane.
This is the cornfield where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed during a snowstorm on February 3, 1959. A map I found on the internet was a bit confusing, but there was also a set of directions at the nearby Surf Ballroom museum.
The outdoor memorial is located just under 1/2 mile along the fence row in a field north of Clear Lake. There is a large pair of black rimmed glasses marking the trail head on Gull Avenue. Hours: Memorials are located on private property.