Smith Coulee

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.96917, -105.51889. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Coulee

• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Homestead Dam · lake · Prairie · ~5 km
• Ban Dam · lake · Prairie · ~9 km
• Innes Reservoir Dam · lake · Prairie · ~12 km
• Nefsy Number 2 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~12 km
• Nefsy Number 3 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~12 km
• Agate Flat Dam · lake · Prairie · ~13 km
• Becker Dam · lake · Prairie · ~14 km
• Hawk Dam · lake · Prairie · ~14 km
• Spider Dam · lake · Prairie · ~14 km
• Hines Number 2 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~15 km
• Silvertip Dam · lake · Prairie · ~16 km
• Hines Number 1 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~18 km
• Grant Reservoir Dam · lake · Prairie · ~18 km
• South Fork Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Prairie · ~19 km
• Nefsy Number 4 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~19 km
• Bn Number 100 Dam · lake · Prairie · ~19 km
• Clark Dam · lake · Prairie · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Coulee

• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~112 km · Must-see
• Reilly Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~6 km
• Bowgun Butte · viewpoint · Prairie · ~9 km
• North Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~13 km
• Ash Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~13 km
• Cedar Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~13 km
• Sand Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~13 km
• Timber Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~13 km
• Spring Coulee · viewpoint · Prairie · ~14 km

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