Big Coulee

Big 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 Big 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 Big Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.96662, -108.28900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Coulee

• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bad Pass Trail · fort · Big Horn · ~5 km
• Natural Trap Cave · cave · Big Horn · ~9 km
• Bar Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~12 km
• Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range · park · Carbon · ~12 km
• Horseshoe Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~13 km
• Gyp Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~13 km
• Teeples Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~14 km
• Penney Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~15 km
• John Blue Canyon · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~16 km
• Hyart Theater · fort · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Barrys Island · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km
• Petroglyph Canyon · fort · Big Horn · ~22 km
• EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River · fort · Big Horn · ~23 km
• Little Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Coulee

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• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~124 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~126 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~129 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~130 km · Must-see
• Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~131 km · Must-see

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