Barker Dam Loop

Barker Dam Loop: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barker Dam Loop

Season: October to February.

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 Dam Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.02792, -116.14491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barker Dam Loop

• Barker Dam · lake · Riverside · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Trail · trek · Riverside · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ryan Mountain · viewpoint · Riverside · ~6 km · Must-see
• Quail Mountain · viewpoint · Riverside · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lost Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Riverside · ~13 km · Must-see
• Joshua Mountain · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~14 km · Must-see
• Malapai Hill · viewpoint · Riverside · ~14 km · Must-see
• Keys View · viewpoint · Riverside · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pillar Church of Twentynine Palms · church · San Bernardino · ~19 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Riverside · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Spring · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~29 km · Must-see
• Seventh Day Adventist Church of Yucca Valley · church · San Bernardino · ~35 km · Must-see
• Joshua Tree National Park · sanctuary · Riverside · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve · sanctuary · San Bernardino · ~39 km · Must-see
• KUTE-AM (Desert Hot Springs) · church · Riverside · ~42 km · Must-see
• Coachella Valley · viewpoint · Riverside · ~44 km · Must-see
• Church of Christ · church · Riverside · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sawtooths · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barker Dam Loop

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• Mastodon Mine Loop Trail · trek · Riverside · ~56 km
• PCT - California Section B · trek · Riverside · ~84 km
• PCT - California Section C · trek · San Bernardino · ~106 km
• Ryan Mountain Trail · trek · Riverside · ~5 km
• Ryan Ranch Trail · trek · Riverside · ~6 km
• Window Loop Trail · trek · San Bernardino · ~10 km
• Maze Loop Trail · trek · San Bernardino · ~12 km
• Pushwalla Palms Loop · trek · Riverside · ~33 km

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