Flax Coulee

Flax 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 Flax 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 Flax Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.62609, -109.41463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flax Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~72 km · Must-see
• Daddy-Long Legs Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~7 km
• Jo Dam · lake · Fergus · ~8 km
• North Winifred Dam · lake · Fergus · ~9 km
• Old McDonalds Pig Dam · lake · Fergus · ~9 km
• Reeves Dam · lake · Fergus · ~10 km
• Albert Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~12 km
• Albery Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~12 km
• Chicken Dam · lake · Fergus · ~12 km
• Brunton Dam · lake · Fergus · ~17 km
• Benes Bank Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Robert Bold Number 3 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~22 km
• Othar Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~22 km
• Kermits Dam · lake · Fergus · ~22 km
• Wicker Basket Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~22 km
• Robert Bold Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~23 km
• Ford Irrigation Dam · lake · Fergus · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flax Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Flax Coulee

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~81 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~118 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~145 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~22 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~37 km
• Lion Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~38 km
• Saddle Rock · viewpoint · Blaine · ~49 km
• Echo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km
• Williamson Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~56 km

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