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: 48.99883, -104.97815. 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 · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sam Kelly Sites · fort · North Dakota · ~2 km
• Miller Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~19 km
• Hediger Dam · lake · Daniels · ~19 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Daniels · ~22 km
• Baby Blue Dam · lake · Daniels · ~29 km
• Primrose Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~30 km
• McCoys Dam · lake · Daniels · ~30 km
• Big Muddy Badlands · viewpoint · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~37 km
• Raymond Storage Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~41 km
• Hasland Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~45 km
• Higgins and Tryan Dam · lake · Daniels · ~49 km
• Box Elder Creek Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~49 km
• Plentywood Sewage Lagoon Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~49 km
• Lindquest Number 1 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~50 km
• Sam Kelly's Outlaw Caves · cave · Hart Butte No. 11 · ~51 km
• Danelson Reservoir Dam · lake · Daniels · ~52 km
• Scobey Sewage Disposal Ponds Dam · lake · Daniels · ~52 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near US DOD

• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~93 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~9 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Daniels · ~20 km
• MT FWP · sanctuary · Daniels · ~23 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~29 km
• Si Merrell Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~30 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~32 km
• Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Daniels · ~34 km
• USFWS · sanctuary · Daniels · ~34 km
• Willard Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~36 km

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