Bates Dam

Bates Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.41676, -88.14671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Dam

• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dismals Canyon · sanctuary · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~49 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Tishomingo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tombigbee State Park · fort · Lee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~62 km · Must-see
• Elvis Presley Birthplace · museum · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eastport Marina · attraction · Tishomingo · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Dam

• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~72 km · Must-see

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