Long Coulee

Long 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 Long 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 Long Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.04635, -111.05662. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Coulee

• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~46 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~68 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~68 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~69 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~24 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~31 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~33 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~39 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~45 km
• Mesaros Dam · lake · Cascade · ~45 km
• Big Dumb Bunny Dam · lake · Cascade · ~45 km
• Spaniard Dam · lake · Cascade · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Coulee

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~110 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~124 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~126 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~132 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~133 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~149 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~39 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~57 km

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