Magpie Coulee

Magpie 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 Magpie 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 Magpie Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.58356, -108.40652. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Magpie Coulee

• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zoo Montana · sanctuary · Yellowstone · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick Co-Cathedral · church · Yellowstone · ~29 km · Must-see
• Billings First Congregational Church · church · Yellowstone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Art Museum · museum · Yellowstone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Billings Montana Temple · church · Yellowstone · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crow Number 83 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• Doctor Lee Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~15 km
• Leachman Number 4 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~16 km
• S and S Kurth Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~18 km
• Crow Number 12 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Crow Number 84 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~20 km
• Leachman Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~20 km
• Leachman Number 2 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~20 km
• B O'Leary Number 2 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~20 km
• Pictograph Cave State Park · cave · Yellowstone · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Magpie Coulee

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