Local favourite lake · Edwards, Texas
Bates Tank
Bates Tank is a lake in Edwards, Texas.
Bates Tank: 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 Tank
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 Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 30.02604, -100.21758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bates Tank
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area · sanctuary · Edwards · ~13 km · Must-see
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park · park · Kinney · ~63 km · Must-see
- Edwards County Courthouse · fort · Edwards · ~2 km
- Edwards County · fort · Edwards · ~2 km
- First Baptist Church of Rocksprings · fort · Edwards · ~2 km
- Devil’s Sinkhole · cave · Edwards · ~14 km
- Cedar Knob · viewpoint · Edwards · ~20 km
- Fern Bluff · viewpoint · Edwards · ~33 km
- Eagle Cliff · viewpoint · Real · ~33 km
- Bullhead Mountain · viewpoint · Real · ~37 km
- Pletcher Lake · lake · Real · ~45 km
- Echo Mountain · viewpoint · Real · ~46 km
- Camp Fawcett · fort · Edwards · ~46 km
- Military Mountain · viewpoint · Edwards · ~46 km
- Dixie Settlement · fort · Edwards · ~47 km
- Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Edwards · ~52 km
- Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Edwards · ~53 km
- Mission San Lorenzo · museum · Real · ~54 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Tank
- Amistad Reservoir · lake · Texas · ~137 km · Must-see
- Pletcher Lake · lake · Real · ~45 km
- Williams Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Uvalde · ~71 km
- Lake Junction Dam · lake · Kimble · ~85 km
- Pelaez Lake Dam · lake · Bandera · ~90 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~95 km
- Site Number Ten · lake · Sutton · ~96 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~103 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir · lake · Sutton · ~104 km
- Brewington Creek Ranch Lake Dam · lake · Bandera · ~104 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bates Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Bates Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bates Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bates Tank?
Nearby: Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area (sanctuary, 13 km), Kickapoo Cavern State Park (park, 63 km), Edwards County Courthouse (fort, 2 km), Edwards County (fort, 2 km), First Baptist Church of Rocksprings (fort, 2 km), Devil’s Sinkhole (cave, 14 km).