Barker Recreation Area

US Forest Service · Utah

Barker Recreation Area in Utah. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 544 public campsites we map in Utah.

Barker Recreation Area is located high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 9,300 feet. Visitors enjoy canoeing, fishing and exploring local trails. Recreation Upper Barker Reservoir provides canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Numerous hiking, biking and horse trails can be accessed from both the Upper and Lower Barker Reservoir trailheads.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$18/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

215

Phone

435-826-5499

Coordinates

37.92056, -111.81528

Nearest sites we map

• Posey Lake Campground11 km · US Forest Service
• Blue Spruce Campground15 km · US Forest Service
• Cowpuncher Guard Station16 km · US Forest Service
• Antimony Creek Camping Area21 km · US Forest Service
• Pine Lake Campground23 km · US Forest Service
• Otter Creek, South Point Recreation Site33 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-05-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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