French Coulee

French 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 French 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 French Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.37635, -110.92718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near French Coulee

• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~34 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~37 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~38 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Horse Lake · lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · Cascade · ~59 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cascade · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dawson Ranch Number 1 Dam · lake · Cascade · ~9 km
• Big Dumb Bunny Dam · lake · Cascade · ~11 km
• Willow Belt Dam · lake · Cascade · ~13 km
• Sand Dollars Dam · lake · Cascade · ~14 km
• Elder Elmer Dam · lake · Cascade · ~20 km
• Prairie Nest Ranch 3 Dam · lake · Cascade · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of French Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near French Coulee

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• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~110 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~142 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~147 km · Must-see
• Hill 57 · viewpoint · ~44 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~68 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~101 km
• Needham Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~107 km
• Cayuse Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~109 km

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