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: 44.60997, -92.06295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Coulee

• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wilson Place Museum · museum · Dunn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~46 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~59 km · Must-see
• Eau Claire Soccer Park · church · Eau Claire · ~59 km · Must-see
• Carson Park · park · Eau Claire · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. James the Greater Catholic Church · church · Eau Claire · ~61 km · Must-see
• Owen Park · park · Eau Claire · ~62 km · Must-see
• Putnam Park · park · Eau Claire · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Coulee

• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~59 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~94 km · Must-see
• Limekiln Bluff · viewpoint · Buffalo · ~9 km
• Weisinger Hill · viewpoint · Pepin · ~9 km
• Devil's Gate · viewpoint · Pepin · ~9 km
• Gap Hill · viewpoint · Pepin · ~10 km
• Swede Ramble · viewpoint · Pepin · ~13 km
• Stringer Hill · viewpoint · Dunn · ~13 km
• Yellow Bank · viewpoint · Pepin · ~13 km

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