Mill Coulee

Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.11137, -91.13930. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Coulee

• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mill Coulee

• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~88 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~105 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~114 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~123 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~125 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Knob · viewpoint · Sauk · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~4 km

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