Big Coulee

Big 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 Big 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 Big Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.52111, -99.18680. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Coulee

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~72 km · Must-see
• Snyder Lake Dam · lake · Towner · ~23 km
• Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~25 km
• Brumba Pool · lake · Towner · ~29 km
• Hurricane Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pierce · ~31 km
• Hurricane Lake Church · church · Pierce · ~36 km
• Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~38 km
• Antiochia Church · church · Benson · ~41 km
• Rock Lake Dam · lake · Towner · ~43 km
• Big Coulee Church · church · Ramsey · ~48 km
• Armourdale Dam · lake · Towner · ~55 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~59 km
• Six Mile Bay · beach · Ramsey · ~60 km
• Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~62 km
• Sheriff's House Museum · museum · Ramsey · ~64 km
• Lake Region Heritage Center · museum · Ramsey · ~65 km
• Creel Bay · beach · Ramsey · ~65 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Coulee

• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~124 km · Must-see
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~59 km
• Crow Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~80 km
• Devils Heart Butte · viewpoint · Benson · ~87 km
• Black Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Wells · ~98 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~103 km
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~103 km
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Nelson · ~106 km
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Eddy · ~108 km
• Butte de Morale · viewpoint · Wells · ~114 km

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