McElroy Coulee

McElroy Coulee: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McElroy Coulee

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 McElroy Coulee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.02137, -118.42240. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McElroy Coulee

• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~73 km · Must-see
• N. H. Greene House · fort · Adams · ~15 km
• Ritzville Water Park · park · Adams · ~15 km
• Burroughs Home · museum · Adams · ~15 km
• Ritzville Historic District · fort · Adams · ~15 km
• Marcellus Shrub Steppe Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~29 km
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~43 km
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km
• Sprague Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Adams · ~44 km
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~47 km
• Kahlotus Ridgetop Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~47 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McElroy Coulee

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• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~125 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~131 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~137 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~139 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~140 km · Must-see
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