Bates Park

Bates Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bates Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.53484, -83.02445. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Park

• Halmich Park · park · Macomb · ~5 km · Must-see
• Troy Historic Village · museum · Oakland · ~14 km · Must-see
• WADL-TV (Mount Clemens) · attraction · Macomb · ~14 km · Must-see
• Detroit Zoo · sanctuary · Oakland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Little Flower · church · Oakland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hamtramck Disneyland · attraction · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Al-Islah Islamic Center · dargah · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• WMYD-TV (Detroit) · attraction · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• WWJ-AM (Detroit) · attraction · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• WWJ-TV · attraction · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• WTVS-TV (Detroit) · attraction · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Edsel and Eleanor Ford House · fort · Macomb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church · church · Wayne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Detroit Michigan Temple · church · Oakland · ~22 km · Must-see
• WJBK-TV (Fox 2 Detroit) · attraction · Oakland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Detroit Chimera Graffiti Mural · attraction · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Park

Other parks near Bates Park

• Halmich Park · park · Macomb · ~5 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• William G. Milliken State Park · park · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Campus Martius Park · park · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• United Irish Societies Plaza · park · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Coventry Gardens Park · park · Southwestern Ontario · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hart Plaza · park · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Festival Plaza · park · Southwestern Ontario · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stony Creek Metropark · park · Macomb · ~30 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Southwestern Ontario · ~31 km · Must-see

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