Badlands Coulee

Badlands 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 Badlands 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.

Visiting Badlands Coulee: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Badlands Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.90889, -106.74144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Badlands Coulee

• Beecher Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~1 km
• Beecher Number 3 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~1 km
• Aybee Dam · lake · Garfield · ~5 km
• Beecher Number 5 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~6 km
• Brooks Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~7 km
• Beecher Number 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~7 km
• McKensie Dam · lake · Garfield · ~8 km
• Bob Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~8 km
• Smith Ranch Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~8 km
• Smith Ranch 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Cherry Creek Number 23 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Bob Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Antelope Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Russian Frank Reservoir Dam · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
• Ringstveit Reservoir Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~12 km
• Bob Number 3 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
• Smith Ranch 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~13 km
• Bob Number 6 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~13 km

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• Red Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~147 km
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Garfield · ~8 km
• Three Buttes · viewpoint · Garfield · ~9 km
• Long Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~10 km
• Knudson Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · Garfield · ~12 km
• Coil Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~12 km
• Spring Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~12 km

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