Bates Schoolhouse

Bates Schoolhouse: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bates Schoolhouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Schoolhouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.77353, -85.44447. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Schoolhouse

• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~10 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~16 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~21 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Schoolhouse

Other forts & heritage near Bates Schoolhouse

• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~61 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~72 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~128 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~139 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~143 km · Must-see
• John Pulcipher House · fort · Grand Traverse · ~5 km
• Perry Hannah House · fort · Grand Traverse · ~18 km

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