Hay Coulee

Hay 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 Hay 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 Hay Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.44305, -108.39708. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Coulee

• Buffalo Wallow Dam · lake · Fergus · ~3 km
• Cottonwood Dam · lake · Fergus · ~9 km
• Prairie DOG Dam · lake · Fergus · ~9 km
• Weaver Dam · lake · Fergus · ~11 km
• Warren Weaver Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~12 km
• Little Crooked Rudolph Dam · lake · Fergus · ~12 km
• Warren Weaver Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~13 km
• Sluggett Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~14 km
• North Roy Dam · lake · Fergus · ~14 km
• Ed Styer Number 4 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~14 km
• Dutch Dam · lake · Fergus · ~16 km
• Sluggett Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~17 km
• Ed Styer Number 5 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~17 km
• HEADMAN Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~18 km
• Torger Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~18 km
• Clamhopper Number 1 Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~18 km
• Cimrhakl Number 4 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Kachia Reservoir · lake · Fergus · ~19 km

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• Black Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~92 km
• Lion Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~107 km
• Gumbo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~107 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~107 km
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