Back Coulee

Back 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 Back 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 Back Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.51830, -110.58827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Coulee

• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~58 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Horse Lake · lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~63 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~66 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~66 km · Must-see
• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pirate Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~13 km
• Kheta Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~20 km
• Booth Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~23 km
• Mad Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~23 km
• Willow Belt Dam · lake · Cascade · ~25 km
• Bramlette Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~26 km
• Antares Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~28 km
• Chinamans Dinner Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~29 km
• Complimentary Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~29 km
• Rice Reservoir · lake · Chouteau · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~136 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~143 km · Must-see
• Hill 57 · viewpoint · ~70 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~85 km
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~104 km
• Echo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~119 km
• Saddle Rock · viewpoint · Blaine · ~126 km

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