Local favourite river spot · Northeastern Ontario, Ontario
Barrel Rapids
Barrel Rapids is a river spot in Northeastern Ontario, Ontario.
Barrel Rapids: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Barrel Rapids
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
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 Barrel Rapids — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 48.54500, -83.32376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Barrel Rapids
- Chapleau Crown Game Preserve · sanctuary · Northeastern Ontario · ~36 km · Must-see
- Kapuskasing Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~38 km · Must-see
- Missinaibi Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~38 km · Must-see
- Shiners Creek;Summit Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~58 km · Must-see
- Croasdell Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~12 km
- Dunrankin Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~13 km
- Bittern Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~14 km
- Welsh Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~19 km
- Last Bay · beach · Northeastern Ontario · ~19 km
- Lloyd Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~20 km
- Little Stefansson Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~20 km
- Allan Falls · waterfall · Northeastern Ontario · ~21 km
- Upper Dunrankin Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~22 km
- Kakanakwa Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~22 km
- Anjigame Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~24 km
- Reva Falls · waterfall · Northeastern Ontario · ~24 km
- Calais Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~26 km
- Wrong Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~27 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Barrel Rapids
- Montreal River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~143 km · Must-see
- Little Missinaibi River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~42 km
- Fire River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~42 km
- Kebsquasheshing River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~97 km
- Sun Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~2 km
- Quittagene Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~10 km
- Wavy Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~21 km
- Swamp Portage Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~21 km
- Deadwood Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~24 km
- Trestle Rapids · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~27 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Barrel Rapids yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Barrel Rapids?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Barrel Rapids?
Nearby: Chapleau Crown Game Preserve (sanctuary, 36 km), Kapuskasing Lake (lake, 38 km), Missinaibi Lake (lake, 38 km), Shiners Creek;Summit Lake (lake, 58 km), Croasdell Lake (lake, 12 km), Dunrankin Lake (lake, 13 km).