Barnes Lake

Barnes 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 Barnes 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 Barnes Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.00778, -122.46306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barnes Lake

• Farwell Canyon Sand Dunes · viewpoint · Cariboo Regional · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Ecological Reserve · viewpoint · Cariboo Regional · ~31 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~37 km · Must-see
• McLeese Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake, British Columbia · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cuisson Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lac La Hache Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cariboo Regional · ~74 km · Must-see
• Riske Creek Reservoir · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~10 km
• Rawhide Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~20 km
• Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cariboo Regional · ~29 km
• Station House Gallery · museum · Cariboo Regional · ~32 km
• Museum of the Cariboo-Chilcotin · museum · Cariboo Regional · ~35 km
• Alixton Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~42 km
• Alex Graham Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~60 km
• White Pelican Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cariboo Regional · ~62 km
• Lake Blake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~1 km
• Clear Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~1 km
• Barkley Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Barnes Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barnes Lake

• Williams Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~37 km · Must-see
• McLeese Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake, British Columbia · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cuisson Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
• Scum Lake Recreation Site · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~101 km · Must-see
• Valentine Lake Recreation Site · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~104 km · Must-see
• 105 Mile Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~106 km · Must-see
• 103 Mile Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~110 km · Must-see
• 101 Mile Lake · lake · Cariboo Regional · ~111 km · Must-see
• Big Bar Lake Provincial Park · lake · Thompson-Nicola Regional · ~112 km · Must-see

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