Bates Draw

Bates Draw: 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 Bates Draw

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 Bates Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.01331, -104.54551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Draw

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thunder Basin National Grassland · sanctuary · Weston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Minter Dam · lake · Weston · ~7 km
• Huff Dam · lake · Weston · ~12 km
• Shale Hill · viewpoint · Weston · ~14 km
• Black Hills Power and Light Dam · lake · Weston · ~15 km
• Brainerd Dam · lake · Weston · ~15 km
• Materi Number 2 Dam · lake · Weston · ~16 km
• Brown Reservoir · lake · Weston · ~16 km
• Upton Dam · lake · Weston · ~17 km
• Cedar Knoll · viewpoint · Weston · ~19 km
• Soda Butte · viewpoint · Weston · ~19 km
• Y T Reservoir · lake · Weston · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bates Draw

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~82 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~83 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~96 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~103 km · Must-see

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