Shell Valley

Shell Valley: 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 Shell Valley

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 Shell Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.75111, -99.87320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Valley

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~30 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~38 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~54 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Gurr Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rolette · ~9 km
• San Haven Sanitorium · fort · Rolette · ~19 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~23 km
• Cool Lakes · lake · Rolette · ~27 km
• Lords Lake Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~31 km
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~33 km
• Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Rolette · ~35 km
• Charbonneau Dam · lake · Rolette · ~37 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shell Valley

• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~54 km · Must-see
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~33 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~41 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~57 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~90 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~96 km
• Buffalo Lodge Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~102 km
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~102 km
• Mikes Peak · viewpoint · McHenry · ~113 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~120 km

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