About Barker Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 11
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (40)
What Guests Are Saying
Barker Recreation Area is a beautiful campground with clean facilities and welcoming hosts, making it a great spot for family gatherings and outdoor activities like hiking and fishing. Visitors enjoyed the serene environment, abundant wildlife, and well-maintained grounds, despite some issues with mosquitoes and occasional vehicle traffic in reserved areas. Accessing the site can be challenging for passenger cars, but the stunning views and peaceful atmosphere make it worthwhile.
What Guests Are Saying
Barker Recreation Area is a beautiful campground with clean facilities and welcoming hosts, making it a great spot for family gatherings and outdoor activities like hiking and fishing. Visitors enjoyed the serene environment, abundant wildlife, and well-maintained grounds, despite some issues with mosquitoes and occasional vehicle traffic in reserved areas. Accessing the site can be challenging for passenger cars, but the stunning views and peaceful atmosphere make it worthwhile.
Review Summary
Shari D
VerifiedJuly 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Friendly camp host, clean vault toilets. We stayed a couple nights mid-week so it was peaceful and not crowded. Be aware that it is a 15-mile washboard dirt road to reach this campground. Fun in a SUV!
Shari D
VerifiedJuly 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Friendly camp host, clean vault toilets. We stayed a couple nights mid-week so it was peaceful and not crowded. Be aware that it is a 15-mile washboard dirt road to reach this campground. Fun in a SUV!
Stanley S
VerifiedJune 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Barker was the perfect place to get away. The road there however sucks !
Stanley S
VerifiedJune 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Barker was the perfect place to get away. The road there however sucks !
Michael B
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
This site was amazing. Once you near the top of the mountain, you enter the aspen forest. Site was clean and large. Area was beautiful. Bathrooms were very clean and each site had its own bear boxes.
Michael B
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
This site was amazing. Once you near the top of the mountain, you enter the aspen forest. Site was clean and large. Area was beautiful. Bathrooms were very clean and each site had its own bear boxes.
Dong G
VerifiedJuly 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Amazing place, lake is so beautiful, very clean toilet, not many people there. Like it except no water for our stay.
Dong G
VerifiedJuly 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BARKER RECREATION AREA
Amazing place, lake is so beautiful, very clean toilet, not many people there. Like it except no water for our stay.
Edward F
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: Gates, Loop: Group
We had a blast. its a bit of a long drive. But beautiful and quiet.
Edward F
VerifiedDecember 18, 2019 • Stayed at: Gates, Loop: Group
We had a blast. its a bit of a long drive. But beautiful and quiet.
Location Barker Recreation Area
Address:
Po Box 246
Escalante, UT, 84726
United States
From Escalante, Utah, drive 2.5 miles west on Highway 12, then turn right at the North Creek Lakes sign and right again at the Barker Recreation Area sign, onto Forest Road 149. Drive approximately 16 miles on FR 149. The last 3.4 miles of FR 149 are steep and single-lane with switchbacks and turnouts.
Barker Recreation Area is located approximately 2.5 miles west of Escalante, Utah, directly accessible via Highway 12. This highway serves as the primary route to the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.9206 / -111.815
Elevation: 2831 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Check-in starts at 2 PM and check-out is by 11 AM.
- For questions about the campground, contact the provided phone numbers.
Wildlife & food storage
- Keep the campsite clean and use bear boxes for food storage to avoid bear encounters.
Safety & rules
- You must take all your trash with you as there is no trash collection.
Utilities
- There are no RV hookups, but vault toilets and drinking water are available.
Site types & loops
- Motorized boats are not allowed on the lakes.
Vehicles & parking
- Street-legal vehicles are allowed, while non-street legal vehicles can only use specific sites.
Fees & deposits
- An extra vehicle fee applies, payable on-site or at reservation time.
- Senior passes must be entered at booking for discounts on single site reservations.
Site capacity
- Some sites can be reserved online, while others are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
General
- Click here for more information on the Dixie National Forest.
Fires & fuel
- To prevent pests, do not move firewood; obtain it locally instead.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
