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: 40.85590, -80.18145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Lake

• McConnells Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 148 · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• 155mm Gun M1 · attraction · Beaver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cascade Park · waterfall · Lawrence · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple · church · Butler · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~28 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 285 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~34 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 173 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Park · park · Allegheny · ~39 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 203 · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Columbiana · ~44 km · Must-see
• St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral · church · Allegheny · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~47 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Lake

• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~42 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~49 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~62 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~64 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Columbiana · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~74 km · Must-see

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