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: 48.99927, -105.32971. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Big Muddy Lake · lake · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Poplar Valley No. 12 · ~58 km · Must-see
• Willow Bunch Lake · lake · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~64 km · Must-see
• Baby Blue Dam · lake · Daniels · ~6 km
• Hediger Dam · lake · Daniels · ~14 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Daniels · ~22 km
• Sam Kelly's Outlaw Caves · cave · Hart Butte No. 11 · ~23 km
• Chabot Reservoir Dam · lake · Daniels · ~28 km
• Sam Kelly Sites · fort · North Dakota · ~31 km
• Big Muddy Badlands · viewpoint · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~32 km
• Scobey Sewage Disposal Ponds Dam · lake · Daniels · ~32 km
• Four Buttes · viewpoint · Daniels · ~37 km
• McCoys Dam · lake · Daniels · ~38 km
• Lindquest Number 1 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~41 km
• Danelson Reservoir Dam · lake · Daniels · ~44 km
• Primrose Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~45 km
• Miller Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
• Drury Dam · lake · Daniels · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of US DOD

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near US DOD

• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~115 km
• Si Merrell Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~2 km
• Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Daniels · ~6 km
• USFWS · sanctuary · Daniels · ~6 km
• Willard Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~10 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Daniels · ~12 km
• MT FWP · sanctuary · Daniels · ~22 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Montana · ~22 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~23 km
• Plainsmen Field · sanctuary · Daniels · ~29 km

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