Overview
Coteaus & Plains is a region of North Dakota in the United States.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about -6°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and Jul. (climate data from nearby New Rockford)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- JMS Jamestown Regional Airport, Jamestown — 10 mi away. Directions
- DVL Devils Lake Regional Airport, Devils Lake — 90 mi away. Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Bismarck — North Dakota State Capitol Building, Camp Hancock, Chief Looking's Village.
- Day 2: Jamestown — University of Jamestown, North Dakota State Hospital Museum, Frontier Village.
- Day 3: Carrington — Camp Kimball, Foster County Museum, Putnam House.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Places in Coteaus and Plains
Bismarck
City / town · 50 listings
Jamestown
City / town · 35 listings
Carrington
City / town · 32 listings
Valley City
City / town · 25 listings
Cooperstown
City / town · 15 listings
Steele
City / town · 13 listings
Binford
City / town · 8 listings
Edgeley
City / town · 8 listings
Ellendale
City / town · 7 listings
Dawson
City / town · 6 listings
Strasburg
City / town · 6 listings
Ashley
City / town · 4 listings
Dazey
City / town · 4 listings
Linton
City / town · 3 listings
Lisbon
City / town · 2 listings
Cities
- Ashley
- Binford
- Bismarck
- Carrington
- Cooperstown
- Dawson
- Dazey
- Edgeley
- Ellendale
- Jamestown
- Linton
- Lisbon
- Steele
- Strasburg
- Valley City
Get in
By plane
- Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS)
- Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS)
By car
Do
- Hunting: Whitetail and mule deer, ring-necked pheasants, grouse, partridge, doves, and wild turkeys. Canada geese and many varieties of ducks in season.
- Fishing: Braddock Dam, Nieusma Dam, Rice Lake, Lake Oahe and Beaver Bay (in the Missouri River System), for walleye, sauger, northern pike, bass, catfish, and crappie.
Nearby
Alice
City / town · 1 listings · 60 mi away
Buffalo
City / town · 4 listings · 61 mi away
Bowdon
City / town · 6 listings · 61 mi away
New Rockford
City / town · 31 listings · 61 mi away
Chaffee
City / town · 1 listings · 70 mi away
Aneta
City / town · 3 listings · 71 mi away
Casselton
City / town · 7 listings · 77 mi away
Arthur
City / town · 4 listings · 79 mi away
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