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Pull-thru
USFSDixie National Forest · Utah
Barker Recreation Area
Overview Barker Recreation Area is located high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 9,300 feet.
Sites1811 reservable
Elev.9,304ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig35 ft
Electricnonesites
From St. George4h32real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 9,304 ft, Barker Recreation Area has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 7°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 18 sites total: 11 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 7 named hiking routes, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Oct
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
85%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 12.
48°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. George
196 mi
4h32
02
Moab
240 mi
5h50
03
Salt Lake City
323 mi
6h44
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 12.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 18 SITES
Color byShow only
18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
16
Accessible
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Prime
18
Sites
★ The standout
Site 003
BARKER RECREATION AREA .
To neighbor
206 ft
Max rig
35 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
7
Trail segments
25
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
12.8 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.