Bates Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Bates Creek in Natrona County, Wyoming, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 22.4 miles south of Mills and roughly 23.5 miles south of Casper as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Natrona County. Little Medicine Falls, is about 13.7 miles away. Garden Creek Waterfall, a 60-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 17 miles away. Le Vasseur Falls, is about 26.8 miles away.
Bates Creek Falls is located at 42.5312° N, 106.2321° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.