Bar Rock

Bar Rock: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bar Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Bar Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.24080, -70.75767. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bar Rock

• North Scituate Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~1 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Minot's Ledge Light · fort · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pratt Building · museum · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery · museum · Norfolk · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Trinitarian Congregational Church · church · Plymouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Plymouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Old Scituate Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Peggotty Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Whitney & Thayer Woods · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Aaron River Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Weir River Farm · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Paragon Park Carousel · park · Plymouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• North River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nantasket Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Button Island · park · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Ship Church · church · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sarah Island · park · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bar Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bar Rock

• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~82 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~102 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~119 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~119 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~120 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~145 km · Must-see
• Sutton Rocks · river spot · Norfolk · ~3 km
• Big Quamino Rock · river spot · Norfolk · ~3 km

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