King Coulee

King 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 King 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 King Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.76529, -106.97924. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Coulee

• Fort Peck Lake · lake · Valley · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wittmayer Dam · lake · Valley · ~8 km
• Valley Reservoir Dam · lake · Valley · ~12 km
• Mud Pot Dam · lake · Valley · ~13 km
• Two Forks Dam · lake · Valley · ~14 km
• Half Barrel Dam · lake · Valley · ~14 km
• Chico Flats Dam · lake · Valley · ~16 km
• Forrest Reservoir Dam · lake · Valley · ~17 km
• Whatchamacallit Dam · lake · Valley · ~17 km
• Corral Junction Two Dam · lake · Valley · ~18 km
• Camp Dam · lake · Valley · ~18 km
• Short Creek Dam · lake · Valley · ~18 km
• Carpenter Creek Dam · lake · Valley · ~19 km
• Willow Creek Upper South Fork Dam · lake · Valley · ~19 km
• Corral Junction Extension Dam · lake · Valley · ~20 km
• Cottonwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~20 km
• Hard Pan Dam · lake · Valley · ~20 km
• Halfpint Reservoir Dam · lake · Valley · ~20 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Coulee

• Smoky Butte · viewpoint · Garfield · ~61 km
• Beaver Mountain · viewpoint · Phillips · ~147 km
• Brown Pass Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km
• Murray Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Graveyard Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Barber Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Vanwinkle Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~14 km
• Desert Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~14 km
• Roosevelt Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~16 km
• Bighorn Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~16 km

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