Barker Lakes

Barker Lakes: 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 Barker Lakes

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 Barker Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.10274, -113.12249. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barker Lakes

• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~19 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~20 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~20 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~41 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~57 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~60 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~60 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~66 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~67 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~71 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hearst Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~5 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Barker Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barker Lakes

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~20 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~60 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~123 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~141 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~150 km · Must-see
• Hearst Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~5 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~14 km
• Flint Creek Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~22 km
• Smelter Tailings Ponds Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~23 km
• Thornton Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~23 km

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