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Barker Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.92044, -111.81681
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Barker Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,306 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Barker Recreation AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Barker Recreation Area · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Barker Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,306 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.92044, -111.81681
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Barker Recreation Area · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLower Barker Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townEscalante · ~15.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHigh Adventure · ~15.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.8 mi
- GroceriesGriffin's Grocery & General Merchandise · ~15.7 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~25.0 mi
EV charging — from Barker Recreation Area · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.3 mi straight-line SW — Bryce Canyon City, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS51.4 mi — Beaver, UT, Beaver
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO59.0 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — Bryce Canyon Inn & Bryce Canyon Coffee Company - Tesla Destination, Tropic, UT (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 5 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 417111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Barker Recreation Area · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBarker Reservoir Recreation Complex · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPosey Lake Campground · ~6.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCowpuncher Guard Station/Rental Cabin · ~9.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Spruce Campground · ~9.7 mi E · USFS
Open Barker Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Barker Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Posey Lake Campground~6.8 mi · fee
- Blue Spruce Campground~9.7 mi
- Antimony Creek Dispersed~13.4 mi
- Pine Lake Campground~14.1 mi
The unit that manages Barker Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Barker Recreation Area are set by Dixie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Clayton Springs at 10,010 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 704 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Barker Recreation Area
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233931
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Barker Recreation Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Barker Recreation Area
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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