The Barrel

The Barrel: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Barrel

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 The Barrel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.64331, -86.21243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Barrel

• Kalamazoo Lake · lake · Allegan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldhead · viewpoint · Allegan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shore Harbor Marina · church · Allegan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Goshorn Lake · lake · Allegan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saugatuck Dunes State Park · park · Allegan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Holland Harbor Light · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Holland State Park · park · Ottawa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Macatawa · lake · Ottawa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Holland Museum · church · Ottawa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Michigan Maritime Museum · museum · Van Buren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Allegan · lake · Allegan · ~34 km · Must-see
• South Haven South Pierhead Light · lake · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Allegan State Game Area · sanctuary · Allegan · ~35 km · Must-see
• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~41 km · Must-see
• North Point Conservation Area · sanctuary · Van Buren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Van Buren State Park · sanctuary · Van Buren · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park Trailhead · park · Van Buren · ~44 km · Must-see
• Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Barrel

Other parks near The Barrel

• Saugatuck Dunes State Park · park · Allegan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Holland State Park · park · Ottawa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park Trailhead · park · Van Buren · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven State Park · park · Ottawa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Kent · ~63 km · Must-see
• P.J. Hoffmaster State Park · park · Muskegon · ~67 km · Must-see
• John Ball Park · park · Kent · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jean Klock Park · park · Berrien · ~77 km · Must-see
• Muskegon State Park · park · Muskegon · ~85 km · Must-see

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