Bates Lake

Bates Lake: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bates Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Bates Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.21632, -87.94549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Lake

• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stockton United Methodist Church · church · Baldwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chickasabogue Park · sanctuary · Mobile · ~63 km · Must-see
• Blakeley · fort · Baldwin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~68 km · Must-see
• The Catholic Cemetery of Mobile · church · Mobile · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Street United Methodist Church · church · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center · museum · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see
• History Museum of Mobile · museum · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Square · church · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mardi Gras Park · park · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see
• Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Mobile · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Lake

• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~84 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~131 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~141 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~149 km · Must-see
• Parnell Dam · lake · Washington · ~41 km
• Hatters Pond · lake · Mobile · ~45 km
• Crosby Lumber Company Dam · lake · Baldwin · ~48 km
• D R Stallworth Pond · lake · Washington · ~49 km
• Mabel Bedsole Ward Trust Lake Dam · lake · Monroe · ~63 km

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