Olson Coulee

Olson 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 Olson 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 Olson Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.39529, -105.36110. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olson Coulee

• Glendive Church · church · Dawson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Voss Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~6 km
• Jensen Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~9 km
• Jonas Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~10 km
• Jonas Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~10 km
• Jensen Number 3 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~12 km
• Jensen Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~12 km
• Floyd Quick Number 2 Dam · lake · McCone · ~13 km
• Snowfall Dam · lake · McCone · ~13 km
• James-Smith Dam · lake · McCone · ~13 km
• Floyd Quick Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~17 km
• Clara Dam · lake · McCone · ~23 km
• Hilstad Dam · lake · McCone · ~24 km
• R McCloy Dam · lake · McCone · ~25 km
• Circle Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~25 km
• Johnson Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~27 km
• Pawlowski Number 1 Dam · lake · McCone · ~28 km
• Seven Number 4 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Olson Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Olson Coulee

• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~130 km · Must-see
• Flat Rock Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~141 km
• Crazy Butte · viewpoint · Dawson · ~5 km
• Woodworth Hill · viewpoint · Dawson · ~8 km
• High Point · viewpoint · Dawson · ~15 km
• Mount Antelope · viewpoint · Dawson · ~18 km
• Lower Summit · viewpoint · McCone · ~28 km
• Stinking Coulee · viewpoint · Dawson · ~38 km
• Stony Butte Hill · viewpoint · McCone · ~39 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Dawson · ~40 km

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