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: 45.36119, -84.94790. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Park

• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~2 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~7 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~10 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~14 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~30 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~32 km · Must-see
• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wycamp Lake · lake · Emmet · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~42 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Park

Other parks near Bates Park

• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~2 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~7 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wilderness State Park · park · Emmet · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Headlands · park · Emmet · ~60 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~71 km · Must-see
• Marquette park · park · Mackinac · ~75 km · Must-see

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