Bird Coulee

Bird 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 Bird 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 Bird Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.77247, -110.77188. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Coulee

• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Horse Lake · lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~52 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~54 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · Cascade · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~58 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~61 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cascade · ~68 km · Must-see
• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eightmile Spring Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~8 km
• Hanford Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~9 km
• Birkeland Reservoir Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~11 km
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Chouteau · ~11 km
• Chouteau County Courthouse · fort · Chouteau · ~11 km
• Bank of the Rockies · fort · Chouteau · ~11 km
• Chouteau County Memorial Bridge · fort · Chouteau · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bird Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~128 km · Must-see
• Bourne Coulee · viewpoint · Liberty · ~129 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~130 km · Must-see
• Hill 57 · viewpoint · ~63 km
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~116 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~120 km
• Echo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~121 km
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~125 km

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