Bates Park

Bates Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bates Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.15912, -95.44399. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Park

• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brazos Bend State Park · park · Fort Bend · ~35 km · Must-see
• Follets Island · river spot · Brazoria · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~44 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sri Meenakshi · temple · Brazoria · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ridgeview Park · park · Fort Bend · ~58 km · Must-see
• Galveston Island State Park · park · Galveston · ~58 km · Must-see
• Windsor Village United Methodist Church · church · Harris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Middle Deer Island · river spot · Galveston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shuttle Independence · attraction · Harris · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sims Bayou Park · park · Harris · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~70 km · Must-see
• Texas City Prairie Reserve · sanctuary · Galveston · ~70 km · Must-see
• The Falls at Clear Lake · waterfall · Galveston · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bay Area Museum · museum · Harris · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Park

Other parks near Bates Park

• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brazos Bend State Park · park · Fort Bend · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ridgeview Park · park · Fort Bend · ~58 km · Must-see
• Galveston Island State Park · park · Galveston · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sims Bayou Park · park · Harris · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carruth Plaza · park · Harris · ~73 km · Must-see
• Moody Gardens · park · Galveston · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kemah Boardwalk · park · Galveston · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hermann Park · park · Harris · ~78 km · Must-see
• MacGregor Park · park · Harris · ~78 km · Must-see

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