Baker Dam

Baker Dam: 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 Baker Dam

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 Baker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.63372, -91.65835. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Dam

• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~26 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~44 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~56 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~56 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Number 75 Lake · lake · Gasconade · ~9 km
• Church Bluff · church · Gasconade · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baker Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~56 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~95 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~124 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~128 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~150 km · Must-see
• Number 75 Lake · lake · Gasconade · ~9 km
• Rehard Lake · lake · Osage · ~12 km
• Brown Shanty Lake · lake · Gasconade · ~15 km
• Benson Lake · lake · Gasconade · ~19 km
• Allgeyer Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~20 km

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