Barrier Dam

Barrier 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 Barrier 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 Barrier Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.51237, -122.63348. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barrier Dam

• Mayfield Lake · lake · Lewis · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ike Kinswa State Park · park · Lewis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Lewis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Mission · church · Lewis · ~19 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gospodor Monument Park · attraction · Lewis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Newaukum Lake · lake · Lewis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Riffe Lake · lake · Lewis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grace United Methodist Church · church · Lewis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Seaquest State Park · park · Cowlitz · ~35 km · Must-see
• Henderson Park · park · Lewis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Stan Hedwall Park · park · Lewis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Seminary Hill Natural Area · park · Lewis · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hanaford Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Reichel Lake · lake · Thurston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Zenkner Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barrier Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barrier Dam

• Mayfield Lake · lake · Lewis · ~10 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newaukum Lake · lake · Lewis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Riffe Lake · lake · Lewis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Reichel Lake · lake · Thurston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Thurston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Lawrence · lake · Thurston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Skamania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elbow Lake · lake · Thurston · ~48 km · Must-see

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