Dane Coulee

Dane 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 Dane 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 Dane Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.99363, -106.26142. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dane Coulee

• Scout Island · river spot · McCone · ~16 km
• Deadman Dam · lake · McCone · ~17 km
• Little Porcupine Dam · lake · Valley · ~23 km
• Fort Peck Reservation Number 6 Dam · lake · Valley · ~24 km
• Fort Peck Reservation Number 15 Dam · lake · Valley · ~24 km
• Don Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~26 km
• North Dam · lake · McCone · ~27 km
• Thora Number 2 Dam · lake · McCone · ~28 km
• Game Reservoir Dam · lake · McCone · ~28 km
• US Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~29 km
• Teds Reservoir Dam · lake · McCone · ~30 km
• Greenwood Number 2 Dam · lake · Valley · ~30 km
• Dubbe Reservoir Dam · lake · Valley · ~31 km
• Lyle Nelson Number 7 Dam · lake · McCone · ~31 km
• Fort Peck Reservation Number 12 Dam · lake · Valley · ~31 km
• Nelson Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~32 km
• Nelson Number 2 Dam · lake · McCone · ~32 km
• Margaret Hays Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~33 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dane Coulee

• Smoky Butte · viewpoint · Garfield · ~120 km
• Four Buttes · viewpoint · Daniels · ~129 km
• Struple Coulee · viewpoint · McCone · ~0 km
• Jorgensen Coulee · viewpoint · McCone · ~1 km
• Plum Patch Coulee · viewpoint · McCone · ~1 km
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · McCone · ~4 km
• Sarge Coulee · viewpoint · McCone · ~6 km
• Deadman Butte · viewpoint · McCone · ~6 km
• Coal Hill · viewpoint · McCone · ~7 km
• Caprock Butte · viewpoint · McCone · ~7 km

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