Patten Coulee

Patten 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 Patten 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 Patten Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.57247, -92.09601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patten Coulee

• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~43 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wilson Place Museum · museum · Dunn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~55 km · Must-see
• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~64 km · Must-see
• Eau Claire Soccer Park · church · Eau Claire · ~64 km · Must-see
• Carson Park · park · Eau Claire · ~65 km · Must-see
• St. James the Greater Catholic Church · church · Eau Claire · ~66 km · Must-see
• Owen Park · park · Eau Claire · ~67 km · Must-see
• Putnam Park · park · Eau Claire · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patten Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Patten Coulee

• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~95 km · Must-see
• Swede Ramble · viewpoint · Pepin · ~8 km
• Limekiln Bluff · viewpoint · Buffalo · ~11 km
• Devil's Gate · viewpoint · Pepin · ~12 km
• Weisinger Hill · viewpoint · Pepin · ~13 km
• Gap Hill · viewpoint · Pepin · ~16 km
• Rattlesnake Bluff · viewpoint · Buffalo · ~18 km
• Stringer Hill · viewpoint · Dunn · ~18 km

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