Baker Lake Dam

Baker Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88661, -78.66519. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Lake Dam

• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Raleigh United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~5 km · Must-see
• William B. Umstead State Park · sanctuary · Wake · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of Art · museum · Wake · ~12 km · Must-see
• JC Raulston Arboretum · park · Wake · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Chapel · church · Wake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pullen Memorial Baptist Church · church · Wake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pullen Park · park · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Edenton Street United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Carousel · attraction · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of History · fort · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Raleigh · church · Wake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dorothea Dix Park · park · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sree Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina · temple · Wake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Yates Mill · museum · Wake · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baker Lake Dam

• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~45 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~49 km · Must-see

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