Baker Lake

Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.08159, -83.55694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Lake

• Urbana Monument Square Historic District · sanctuary · Champaign · ~21 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve · park · Champaign · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ohio Caverns · sanctuary · Champaign · ~26 km · Must-see
• WPKO-FM (Bellefontaine) · attraction · Logan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Madonna of the Trail · fort · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clark County Historical Museum · museum · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Lutheran Church · church · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Davey Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zane Caverns Park · park · Logan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Early Television Museum · museum · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Noor Islamic Cultural Center · dargah · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~44 km · Must-see
• East Court Avenue · fort · Logan · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baker Lake

• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kiser Lake · lake · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Delaware Dam · lake · Delaware · ~65 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Logan · ~67 km · Must-see

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