Hardesty Coulee

Hardesty 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 Hardesty 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 Hardesty Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.63931, -118.71916. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hardesty Coulee

• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Drumheller Channels · sanctuary · Adams · ~67 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~71 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Howard Amon Park · park · Benton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~73 km · Must-see
• REACH Museum · museum · Benton · ~74 km · Must-see

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