Stinking Coulee

Stinking 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 Stinking 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 Stinking Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.29057, -104.99081. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stinking Coulee

• Glendive Church · church · Dawson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Makoshika State Park · park · Dawson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Brain Dam · lake · Dawson · ~3 km
• Dickerson Dam · lake · Dawson · ~4 km
• Iehl Dam · lake · Dawson · ~7 km
• Tillman Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~8 km
• Newton Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~10 km
• V Dam · lake · Dawson · ~10 km
• Johnson Reservoir Dam · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• Deer Creek Dam · lake · Dawson · ~12 km
• Timber Dam · lake · Dawson · ~15 km
• Buck Dam · lake · Dawson · ~16 km
• Malkuch Reservoir · lake · Dawson · ~18 km
• Wolff Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Jack Downs Dam · lake · Dawson · ~19 km
• Danial Downs Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~20 km
• Raise Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~21 km
• Oh No Dam · lake · Dawson · ~22 km

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• Cooks Peak · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~120 km
• Camels Hump Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~122 km
• East Twin Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~123 km
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~125 km
• Mile Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~125 km
• Five Point Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~127 km
• Burning Mine Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~128 km

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