Sand Coulee

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.36693, -107.61536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Coulee

• Yellow Haired Custer Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• Bar 69 Number 5 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~22 km
• Big Timber Livestock Number 1 Dam · lake · Treasure · ~22 km
• Bar 69 Number 6 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~23 km
• Froze-to-Death Number 3 Dam · lake · Treasure · ~25 km
• Rockwell Dam · lake · Treasure · ~26 km
• Decock Number 3 Dam · lake · Treasure · ~27 km
• Big Timber Number 29 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~27 km
• Kesterson Number 2 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~28 km
• Quell Number 1 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~29 km
• Big Timber Number 4 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~29 km
• Howery Island · river spot · Treasure · ~29 km
• Froze-to-Death Number 11 Dam · lake · Treasure · ~30 km
• Froze-to-Death Number 4 Dam · lake · Treasure · ~30 km
• Downs Number 1 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~31 km
• Kesterson Number 1 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~31 km
• Big Timber Number 27 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~31 km
• Lambing Shed Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~33 km

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• Red Hills · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~80 km
• South West Park · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~89 km
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~93 km
• Red Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~94 km
• Abbots Urn · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~95 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~97 km
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~99 km
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~108 km

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