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: 48.99938, -108.42070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Petri Dam · lake · Blaine · ~12 km
• Silver Swan Dam · lake · Blaine · ~28 km
• Aubrey Dam · lake · Blaine · ~35 km
• Drydahl Dam · lake · Phillips · ~38 km
• BR-32 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~40 km
• Black Coulee · lake · Blaine · ~43 km
• Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Blaine · ~43 km
• Gordon Cattle Company Number 3 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~44 km
• Spider One Dam · lake · Blaine · ~44 km
• BR-57 Dam · lake · Blaine · ~47 km
• Three Hundred Dam · lake · Phillips · ~47 km
• Old Woman Reservoir Dam · lake · Blaine · ~49 km
• Watkins Number 2 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~49 km
• Lang Corners Dam · lake · Phillips · ~50 km
• Demontigny Dam · lake · Phillips · ~50 km
• Muddy Dam · lake · Phillips · ~50 km
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km
• East Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~51 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near US DOD

• Grasslands National Park · sanctuary · Mankota No. 45 · ~119 km · Must-see
• Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Blaine · ~43 km
• Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area · sanctuary · Frontier No. 19 · ~66 km
• Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~99 km
• Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~109 km
• Heglund Island Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Reno No. 51 · ~115 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Centre Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~135 km
• Menissawok National Park · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~142 km
• Duncairn Reservoir Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Webb No. 138 · ~144 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Phillips · ~28 km

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