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: 45.98025, -107.94288. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Coulee

• Fort Custer · fort · Big Horn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Art Museum · museum · Yellowstone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Billings First Congregational Church · church · Yellowstone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick Co-Cathedral · church · Yellowstone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Billings Montana Temple · church · Yellowstone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Zoo Montana · sanctuary · Yellowstone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pompeys Pillar National Monument · sanctuary · Yellowstone · ~6 km
• Anita Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~9 km
• Ottun Number 5 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~29 km
• Kjeldgaard Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~30 km
• Ottun Number 6 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~30 km
• Atkins Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~32 km
• Kjeldgaard Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~32 km
• Raglands Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~33 km
• Ottun Number 8 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~34 km
• J R Scott Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~36 km
• Ottun Number 9 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~37 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Coulee

• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~45 km
• South West Park · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~47 km
• Gracy Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~59 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km
• Abbots Urn · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km
• Red Hills · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~68 km
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~72 km
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~74 km
• Battle Ridge · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~76 km

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