Bates Reservoir   Be the first to submit input for Bates Reservoir. If you have info on Bates Reservoir, Las Animas County, Colorado please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Bates Reservoir.   Public Lands Near Bates Reservoir: Trinidad State Park, Colorado, 35 miles away Capulin Volcano National Monument, Capulin - NM, 48 miles away   Hotels Near Bates Reservoir: Super 8 Trinidad, Trinidad, 30 miles away Best Western Trinidad Inn, Trinidad, 32 miles away La Quinta Inn & Suites Trinidad, Trinidad, 33 miles away Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites TRINIDAD, Trinidad, 33 miles away Budget Host Raton, Raton, 40 miles away   Ski Areas Near Bates Reservoir: Red River, New Mexico, 96 miles away       1600 foot drop, 7 lifts, 58 runs Angel Fire, New Mexico, 99 miles away       2077 foot drop, 7 lifts, 74 runs   Whitewater Near Bates Reservoir: Purgatoire River, Las Animas/ OteroCounty, 18 miles away       Class I-V - 104 miles long (US 350 to Highway 109)