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: 48.99952, -108.11294. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Drydahl Dam · lake · Phillips · ~15 km
• Three Hundred Dam · lake · Phillips · ~20 km
• Demontigny Dam · lake · Phillips · ~23 km
• Petri Dam · lake · Blaine · ~24 km
• French Fry Number 1 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~28 km
• Compton Dam · lake · Phillips · ~28 km
• Watkins Number 2 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~29 km
• PR-54 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~29 km
• Jumbo Number 1 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~32 km
• Lang Corners Dam · lake · Phillips · ~34 km
• Martin Lake · lake · Phillips · ~34 km
• Simple Simon Dam · lake · Phillips · ~37 km
• French Fry Number 2 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~38 km
• Not Much Dam · lake · Phillips · ~39 km
• Waterfowl Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~39 km
• Morrison Dam · lake · Phillips · ~42 km
• PR-110 Dam · lake · Phillips · ~42 km
• Split Rock Dam · lake · Phillips · ~45 km

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• Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~80 km
• Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Phillips · ~93 km
• Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area · sanctuary · Frontier No. 19 · ~93 km
• Heglund Island Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Reno No. 51 · ~139 km
• Duncairn Reservoir Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Webb No. 138 · ~142 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Blaine · ~28 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Phillips · ~30 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Montana · ~32 km

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