US DOD

US DOD: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit US DOD

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 US DOD — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.00002, -109.25651. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Cypress Lake Recreational Site · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~69 km · Must-see
• BR-55 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~5 km
• BR-22 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~8 km
• BR-45 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~9 km
• Cloudy Dam · lake · Blaine · ~10 km
• Haystack Dam · lake · Blaine · ~13 km
• Golden Gate Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~15 km
• Brave Warrior Dam · lake · Blaine · ~16 km
• Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area · sanctuary · Frontier No. 19 · ~22 km
• Haylodge Number 2 Dam · lake · Hill · ~27 km
• Haylodge Number 1 Dam · lake · Hill · ~27 km
• Staff Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Holm Reservoir · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Stephens Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Elloam Association Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Halhoul Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Battle Horse Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of US DOD

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near US DOD

• Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area · sanctuary · Frontier No. 19 · ~22 km
• Heglund Island Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Reno No. 51 · ~68 km
• Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Blaine · ~88 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Centre Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~96 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~103 km
• Menissawok National Park · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~109 km
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~123 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Blaine · ~15 km
• Blaine County Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Blaine · ~29 km
• USFWS · sanctuary · Blaine · ~29 km

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