Swift Coulee

Swift Coulee: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Swift Coulee

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Swift Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.27637, -96.82395. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swift Coulee

• Old Mill State Park · park · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Stanislaus Church Historic District · church · Walsh · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red River State Recreation Area · park · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grand Forks Greenway · park · Grand Forks · ~52 km · Must-see
• ND Art Museum · museum · Grand Forks · ~55 km · Must-see
• Marshall County Historical · museum · Marshall · ~12 km
• Woods Trail · fort · Marshall · ~15 km
• Anderson/Bagaas Burial · fort · Marshall · ~25 km
• Tamarac River R1 Dam · lake · Marshall · ~26 km
• St. Joseph's Chapel · church · Walsh · ~30 km
• Lake Ardoch Dam · lake · Walsh · ~44 km
• Thief River Falls Wayside Park · waterfall · Pennington · ~49 km
• Northern Lights Railroad Museum · museum · Polk · ~49 km
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Kittson · ~50 km
• Blessing Museum · museum · Pembina · ~52 km
• Red Lake River · river spot · Polk · ~52 km
• North Dakota Mill · fort · Grand Forks · ~52 km
• Flood Memorial · fort · Grand Forks · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Swift Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Swift Coulee

• Red River Valley · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~118 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Hill · viewpoint · Roseau · ~133 km
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Pembina · ~134 km
• Melgard Coulee · viewpoint · Walsh · ~7 km
• Horseshoe Coulee · viewpoint · Walsh · ~49 km
• Moose Point · viewpoint · Kittson · ~78 km
• Till Hill · viewpoint · Grand Forks · ~78 km
• The Coulee · viewpoint · Pembina · ~81 km
• Skunk Coulee · viewpoint · Grand Forks · ~91 km
• Louden Coulee · viewpoint · Pembina · ~100 km

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