Bates WPA

Bates WPA: 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 Bates WPA

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 Bates WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.88546, -95.99615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates WPA

• Cormorant Lake · lake · Grant · ~5 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Grant · ~15 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake · lake · Grant · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elbow Lake · lake · Grant · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pullman Lake · lake · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Grant · ~21 km · Must-see
• Scott Lake · lake · Grant · ~23 km · Must-see
• Albert Lake · lake · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Solberg Lake · lake · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hubred Lake · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Davidson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lighning Lake Park · lake · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mahla Lake · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Roland Lake · lake · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Erwin Lake · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates WPA

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bates WPA

• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~132 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~132 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~135 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~145 km · Must-see
• Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit · sanctuary · Stevens · ~47 km

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