Dry Coulee

Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.93140, -104.89275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Coulee

• Makoshika State Park · park · Dawson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Glendive Church · church · Dawson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Townhouse Dam · lake · Dawson · ~13 km
• Vogele Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~14 km
• Bailer Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~15 km
• Myron Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~18 km
• Basin View Dam · lake · Dawson · ~18 km
• Twin Buttes Retention Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Juniper Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Upper Magpie Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~22 km
• Dead Horse Dam · lake · Dawson · ~23 km
• Prairie Goat Dam · lake · Dawson · ~25 km
• Upper Prairie Goat Dam · lake · Dawson · ~25 km
• Saucer Number 1 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~26 km
• Ceder Bell Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~26 km
• Downy Dam · lake · Dawson · ~28 km
• Little Gertison Dam · lake · Prairie · ~29 km
• Quaker Dam · lake · Dawson · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Coulee

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• Five Point Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~97 km
• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~99 km
• Camels Hump Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~104 km
• East Twin Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~109 km
• Cooks Peak · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~114 km
• Flat Rock Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~120 km
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~123 km

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