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: 37.56344, -104.19065. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Lake

• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~69 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~72 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~75 km · Must-see
• Black Bluff · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~19 km
• Brown No 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~21 km
• Van Bremer Number 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~22 km
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~24 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~24 km
• Jack Williams Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Lake

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~82 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~103 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~115 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~135 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~137 km · Must-see

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