Bear Coulee

Bear 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 Bear 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 Bear Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.03385, -110.78188. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Coulee

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~19 km
• Dordrecht Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~43 km
• Doukhobors Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~44 km
• Dawson Ranch Number 1 Dam · lake · Cascade · ~45 km
• Antares Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~45 km
• Dramamine Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~47 km
• Draco Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~48 km
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~48 km
• Mad Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~49 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~50 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~51 km
• Big Dumb Bunny Dam · lake · Cascade · ~53 km
• Wendall Willkie Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~55 km
• Spring Creek Dam · lake · Meagher · ~55 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~57 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Coulee

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~29 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~107 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~120 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~123 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~133 km · Must-see
• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~139 km · Must-see
• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~149 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~19 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~77 km

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