Wards Coulee

Wards 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 Wards 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 Wards Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.24946, -104.59218. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wards Coulee

• Glendive Church · church · Dawson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Makoshika State Park · park · Dawson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beach Pond and Golf Course · beach · Golden Valley · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pettersen Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~15 km
• Arthur Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~17 km
• Guelff Dam · lake · Dawson · ~17 km
• Glendive Sewage Disposal Ponds Dam · lake · Dawson · ~17 km
• Box Elder Number 2 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~18 km
• Mill Iron Dam · lake · Dawson · ~22 km
• Cottonwood Country Club Dam · lake · Dawson · ~22 km
• Makoshika Dinosaur Museum · museum · Dawson · ~23 km
• Temple Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~25 km
• Jet Set Dam · lake · Dawson · ~27 km
• Smith Creek Grazing District Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~27 km
• V Dam · lake · Dawson · ~29 km
• Downy Dam · lake · Dawson · ~33 km
• Quaker Dam · lake · Dawson · ~34 km
• Newton Number 1 Dam · lake · Dawson · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wards Coulee

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• Flat Rock Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~73 km
• Cooks Peak · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~82 km
• East Twin Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~86 km
• Camels Hump Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~86 km
• Mile Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~91 km
• Buckhorn Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~92 km
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~93 km
• Five Point Butte · viewpoint · Golden Valley · ~94 km

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