Barrett Lake

Barrett Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Barrett Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Barrett Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.88764, -90.65296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barrett Lake

• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~15 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~17 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Abbey Church · church · Saint Louis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Missouri Temple · church · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of St. Louis · temple · Saint Clair · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~46 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barrett Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barrett Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~78 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~85 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~108 km · Must-see

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