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: 45.47274, -97.02897. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Coulee

• Parker Island · lake · Day · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake · lake · Day · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Roberts · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Roberts · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Dog Lake · lake · Day · ~31 km · Must-see
• Piyas Lake · lake · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lakes · lake · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Minnewasta Lake · lake · Day · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Emma · lake · Roberts · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Day · ~37 km · Must-see
• Waubay Lake · lake · Day · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~40 km · Must-see
• Greys Lake · lake · Marshall · ~41 km · Must-see
• North Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Traverse · lake · Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Coulee

• Six Mile Hill · viewpoint · Marshall · ~58 km
• Big Tom Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~67 km
• Devils Nest · viewpoint · Richland · ~81 km
• Buffalo Hill · viewpoint · Deuel · ~93 km
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~143 km
• Cannon Hill · viewpoint · Dickey · ~147 km
• Highest elevation in park · viewpoint · Pope · ~149 km
• Blue Mounds · viewpoint · Pope · ~150 km
• Long Hollow · viewpoint · Roberts · ~30 km
• Willard Andrews Lookout · viewpoint · Roberts · ~37 km

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