Elm Coulee

Elm 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 Elm 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 Elm Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.25807, -104.53384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elm Coulee

• Glendive Church · church · Dawson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Makoshika State Park · park · Dawson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beach Pond and Golf Course · beach · Golden Valley · ~69 km · Must-see
• Arthur Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~17 km
• Box Elder Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~17 km
• Mill Iron Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Pettersen Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Temple Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~20 km
• Guelff Dam · lake · Dawson · ~20 km
• Glendive Sewage Disposal Ponds Dam · lake · Dawson · ~21 km
• Smith Creek Grazing District Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~22 km
• Jet Set Dam · lake · Dawson · ~23 km
• Cottonwood Country Club Dam · lake · Dawson · ~27 km
• Makoshika Dinosaur Museum · museum · Dawson · ~27 km
• Blyton Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~30 km
• Hsmster Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~32 km
• John Job Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~34 km
• V Dam · lake · Dawson · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Elm Coulee

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• Painted Canyon Loop Trail · viewpoint · Billings · ~107 km · Must-see
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• Flat Rock Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~68 km
• Cooks Peak · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~77 km
• East Twin Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~81 km
• Camels Hump Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~82 km
• Mile Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~86 km
• Buckhorn Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~86 km
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~88 km
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~90 km

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