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: 36.28673, -90.98012. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Lake

• Billmore Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crowley's Ridge State Park · park · Greene · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kimes Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Bethel Methodist Church · church · Greene · ~52 km · Must-see
• Boze's Mill Spring · viewpoint · Oregon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bat Cave Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~60 km · Must-see
• Conner Hill · viewpoint · Oregon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mansco Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~61 km · Must-see
• Freeman Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bonds Hollow · viewpoint · Sharp · ~64 km · Must-see
• Irish Wilderness · sanctuary · Oregon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River · sanctuary · Oregon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wild Cat Hill · viewpoint · Oregon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tram Hollow · viewpoint · Carter · ~73 km · Must-see
• Stinking Pond Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Lake

• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~121 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~122 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~141 km · Must-see
• Baltz Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~3 km
• Blue Basin Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~9 km
• Kilo-Vista Lake · lake · Randolph · ~14 km
• Lake Charles State Park · lake · Lawrence · ~36 km
• Fourche Creek Watershed Number 7 Dam · lake · Ripley · ~43 km

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