Circus Coulee

Circus 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 Circus 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 Circus Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.28342, -112.31853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Circus Coulee

• The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · park · Drumheller · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~16 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Dinosaur · attraction · Drumheller · ~42 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~67 km · Must-see
• Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · museum · Drumheller · ~15 km
• Michichi Reservoir · lake · Starland · ~46 km
• Midland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Drumheller · ~48 km
• Royal Tyrrell Museum · museum · Drumheller · ~49 km
• Crawling Valley Reservoir · lake · County of Newell · ~53 km
• D.B. Hanna Roundhouse · museum · Hanna · ~59 km
• Forster Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~62 km
• Bleriot Ferry · attraction · Starland · ~64 km
• Willowbend Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~70 km
• Antelope Hill Provincial Park · sanctuary · Special Area No. 2 · ~70 km
• Crowfoot Ferry · sanctuary · Wheatland · ~73 km
• Dorothy Catholic Church (Historic Site) · church · Special Area No. 2 · ~0 km
• Dorothy United Church (Historic Site) · church · Special Area No. 2 · ~0 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Circus Coulee

• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~53 km · Must-see
• McConnell Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~19 km
• Crawling Valley · viewpoint · Special Area No. 2 · ~28 km
• Home Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~29 km
• Mother Mountain (kulle) · viewpoint · Starland · ~33 km
• Cut-Off Coulee · viewpoint · Starland · ~40 km
• Bolin Hill · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~42 km
• Horsethief Canyon · viewpoint · Starland · ~59 km
• Orkney Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~62 km
• Appleyard Coulee · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~68 km

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