Barker House

Barker House: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barker House

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Barker House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.85773, -104.91735. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barker House

• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~1 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barker House

Other forts & heritage near Barker House

• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~107 km · Must-see
• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~123 km · Must-see
• Cañon Avenue · fort · El Paso · ~0 km
• Manitou Bathhouse · fort · El Paso · ~0 km
• Park Avenue · fort · El Paso · ~0 km
• Briarhurst Manor · fort · El Paso · ~1 km
• City Hall of Old Colorado City · fort · El Paso · ~5 km
• Glen Eyrie · fort · El Paso · ~6 km
• Midland Roundhouse · fort · El Paso · ~7 km

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