Pates Creek

Pates Creek: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pates Creek

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Pates Creek — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.47230, -84.30749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pates Creek

• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~7 km · Must-see
• Reynolds Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~18 km · Must-see
• SouthOaks At Cascade l Atlanta Ranch Condominium Homes · waterfall · Fulton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain · viewpoint · Rockdale · ~28 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Perkerson Park · park · Fulton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Healing Temple · church · Fulton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ben Hill Park · park · Fulton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Liberty Plaza · park · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Expelled Because of Color · attraction · Fulton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Miss Freedom · attraction · Fulton · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pates Creek

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pates Creek

• Reynolds Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Centennial Olympic Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Historic Westside Gardens · sanctuary · Fulton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Georgia Aquarium · sanctuary · Fulton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Center Hill Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~75 km · Must-see

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