Barber Dam

Barber Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Barber Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Barber Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.56098, -116.12104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barber Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~8 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~9 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~11 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~13 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~40 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ada · ~61 km · Must-see
• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barber Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barber Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~8 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~87 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~109 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~110 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~111 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~112 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~117 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~118 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~118 km · Must-see

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