Ash Coulee

Ash 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 Ash 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 Ash Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.57723, -102.39740. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ash Coulee

• Little Missouri State Park · park · Dunn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lynch Knife River Flint Quarry · fort · Dunn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Van Hook Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mountrail · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Berthold · fort · Mercer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sakakawea Bay · beach · Dunn · ~5 km
• Heart Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~11 km
• Independence Church · church · Dunn · ~16 km
• Mandan Bay · beach · Dunn · ~17 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~27 km
• Indian Hills State Recreation Area and Resort · sanctuary · McLean · ~28 km
• Eagle Nest Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~31 km
• Shell Creek Church · church · Mountrail · ~34 km
• Dunn County Historical Museum · museum · Dunn · ~38 km
• Horse Nose Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~39 km
• Le Paul Slough · lake · Dunn · ~42 km
• Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dunn · ~43 km
• Clay Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ash Coulee

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ash Coulee

• Painted Canyon Loop Trail · viewpoint · Billings · ~135 km · Must-see
• Heart Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~11 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~27 km
• Eagle Nest Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~31 km
• Horse Nose Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~39 km
• Clay Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~44 km
• North Killdeer Mountain · viewpoint · Dunn · ~46 km
• Blue Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~50 km
• Aura Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~59 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~64 km

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