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: 48.99957, -105.57180. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near US DOD

• Fife Lake · lake · Poplar Valley No. 12 · ~41 km · Must-see
• Willow Bunch Lake · lake · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy Lake · lake · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sam Kelly's Outlaw Caves · cave · Hart Butte No. 11 · ~16 km
• Chabot Reservoir Dam · lake · Daniels · ~21 km
• Four Buttes · viewpoint · Daniels · ~25 km
• Baby Blue Dam · lake · Daniels · ~26 km
• Scobey Sewage Disposal Ponds Dam · lake · Daniels · ~33 km
• Hediger Dam · lake · Daniels · ~35 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Daniels · ~41 km
• Stub Dam · lake · Daniels · ~42 km
• Bjarne Number 1 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~44 km
• Big Muddy Badlands · viewpoint · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~44 km
• Bjarne Number 2 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~46 km
• Lindquest Number 1 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~47 km
• Drury Dam · lake · Daniels · ~49 km
• Danelson Reservoir Dam · lake · Daniels · ~51 km
• Grand Valley Lutheran Church · church · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~51 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near US DOD

• Grasslands National Park · sanctuary · Mankota No. 45 · ~142 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~132 km
• State Trust · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~10 km
• USFWS · sanctuary · Daniels · ~22 km
• Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Daniels · ~22 km
• Willard Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~22 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~22 km
• Si Merrell Slough · sanctuary · Daniels · ~24 km
• US DOD · sanctuary · Saskatchewan · ~28 km
• Plainsmen Field · sanctuary · Daniels · ~32 km

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