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: 48.99920, -108.77278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Eastend Dam · lake · White Valley No. 49 · ~71 km · Must-see
• T.Rex Discovery Centre · museum · Eastend · ~73 km · Must-see
• Silver Swan Dam · lake · Blaine · ~5 km
• Gordon Cattle Company Number 3 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~12 km
• Aubrey Dam · lake · Blaine · ~15 km
• BR-57 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~25 km
• West Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~25 km
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~30 km
• Spider One Dam · lake · Blaine · ~31 km
• Haystack Dam · lake · Blaine · ~32 km
• Baird Reservoir Number 1 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~33 km
• Battle Horse Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~36 km
• East Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~36 km
• Richmond Dam · lake · Blaine · ~36 km
• Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area · sanctuary · Frontier No. 19 · ~36 km
• Cloudy Dam · lake · Blaine · ~37 km
• Over the Hill Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~39 km
• Petri Dam · lake · Blaine · ~40 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 · ~36 km
• Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Blaine · ~54 km
• Heglund Island Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Reno No. 51 · ~91 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Centre Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~114 km
• Menissawok National Park · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~124 km
• Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~125 km
• Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~132 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~133 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Blaine · ~29 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Blaine · ~30 km

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