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: 44.86997, -106.85784. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Draw

• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~74 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bates Draw

• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~81 km · Must-see

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