Baker Dam

Baker Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Baker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.07317, -91.79811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Dam

• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~66 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ronald Lay Lake · lake · Lewis · ~9 km
• Doscher Brothers Dam · lake · Lewis · ~14 km
• Deer Ridge Community Lake · lake · Lewis · ~15 km
• Lloyd Wilson Lake · lake · Lewis · ~16 km
• Henry Sever Dam · lake · Knox · ~21 km
• Durgens Creek Watershed Dam Number 1 A · lake · Lewis · ~21 km
• Wurtzburger Lake · lake · Lewis · ~21 km
• Durgens Creek Watershed Dam Number 4 · lake · Lewis · ~23 km
• Steffen Lake Dam · lake · Knox · ~26 km
• Wilson Lake · lake · Knox · ~28 km
• Marks Lake · lake · Lewis · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baker Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~132 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~134 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~137 km · Must-see
• Ronald Lay Lake · lake · Lewis · ~9 km
• Doscher Brothers Dam · lake · Lewis · ~14 km
• Deer Ridge Community Lake · lake · Lewis · ~15 km
• Lloyd Wilson Lake · lake · Lewis · ~16 km
• Henry Sever Dam · lake · Knox · ~21 km

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