Bates is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 97817. The elevation is 4,062 feet (1,238 m).
Bates was a lumber mill town until 1975 with a population of up to 400. Bates State Park opened in 2011.
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