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: 47.47970, -110.01853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dieanira Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~8 km
• Deuteronomy Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~9 km
• Kingsbury Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~11 km
• Coffee Mate Dam · lake · Fergus · ~13 km
• Cafe Mocha Dam · attraction · Fergus · ~14 km
• Tutsch Reservoir Dam · lake · Fergus · ~15 km
• Fuddy Duddy Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~15 km
• Little Phantom Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~15 km
• Square Butte Jail · fort · Chouteau · ~18 km
• Panton Coulee Reservoir · lake · Chouteau · ~21 km
• Geraldine Milwaukee Depot · attraction · Chouteau · ~29 km
• Missouri Wolf Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~30 km
• Dammel Reservoir Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~33 km
• Wet Mutt Dam · lake · Fergus · ~34 km
• Wolf Creek Falls · waterfall · Fergus · ~34 km
• Spica Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~34 km
• Thurston Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~90 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~107 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~110 km · Must-see
• Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~110 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~145 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~60 km
• Echo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~84 km
• Lion Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~87 km
• Saddle Rock · viewpoint · Blaine · ~89 km

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