Barker Lake

Barker 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 Barker 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 Barker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.30839, -94.43690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barker Lake

• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~23 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~40 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge · attraction · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Baxter · museum · Ottawa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Neosho National Fish Hatchery · park · Newton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Crowder · fort · Newton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Shelton Lake · lake · Jasper · ~7 km
• Marti Lake · lake · Barton · ~14 km
• Schreiber Underground Caves Cold Storage · cave · Jasper · ~19 km
• Carthage Caves Entrance · cave · Jasper · ~19 km
• Oscie Ora Acres Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~22 km
• Battle of Carthage Civil War Museum · museum · Jasper · ~23 km
• Kellogg Lake Park · lake · Jasper · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Barker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barker Lake

• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~86 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~102 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake o' the Cherokees · lake · Delaware · ~108 km · Must-see
• Big Hill Dam · lake · Labette · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~123 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~124 km · Must-see

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