Bates State Park

Oregon State Park

🔥 Burn ban in effect
Entrance feeFree
CampingYes
RV hookupsPrimitive only
DirectionsOfficial Oregon State Parks pagePark map

About Bates State Park

The site of a lumber mill and company town in the Blue Mountains, dismantled in the 1970s and now a park with interpretive panels telling its story. More than three miles of trails reach viewpoints over the old mill pond and the valley, with 28 primitive first-come sites.

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Entrance fee

Free entry — No day-use parking fee at this park.

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