Barger Lake, Pope County, Illinois

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     Little Bear Branch flows through this neighborhood, and while you're here you can take a hike along the River to River Trail. High temperatures at Barger Lake all through the summertime are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Barger Lake. Be careful coming to Barger Lake, you might not ever want to go home again. Teal Pond is a nearby lake that you  
   could stop at, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Bear Branch. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Barger Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Bear Branch Campground is a great location for that, and if you came to camp Williams Hill Pass OHV Park is a magnificent location to do that.
This lake is so wonderful. On a brilliant day at Barger Lake you can take a hike along the River
 
               to River Trail, and if you get bored of Barger Lake you could also pop by close by One Horse Gap Lake. If you're here, you might as well visit Dog Hollow, and dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn Harrisburg.
Barger Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is January. You're sure to come across some fine folks from Harrisburg here; why not check out Barger Lake Dam since you're here. If you need a place to stay Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg is a pleasant choice, and there's whitewater on Lusk Creek for all you adrenaline people.

 
Comfort Inn Harrisburg, Harrisburg
11 miles away
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Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg, Harrisburg
11 miles away
The award winning Pride of Super 8 Harrisburg is conveniently located off Interstate 45, just seven miles from Southeastern Illinois College. This Harrisburg motel is close to a variety of area attrac...

Current weather conditions at Barger Lake, Pope County, Illinois
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Local climate location: MARION 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.55
Longitude: -88.55667

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These outdoors activities are available near Barger Lake.
 Hotels Near Barger Lake:
Comfort Inn Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 11 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 11 miles away
Super 8 Metropolis, Metropolis, 24 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Metropolis, Metropolis, 25 miles away
Holiday Inn Express METROPOLIS, Metropolis, 25 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Barger Lake:
Bear Branch Campground, Eddyville, 4 miles away
Williams Hill Pass OHV Park, Harrisburg, 5 miles away
Teal Pond Campground, Pope County, 6 miles away
Thirty Four Ranch Campground, Herod, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Barger Lake:
Bear Branch, Pope CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to Lusk Creek)
Lusk Creek, Pope County CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Lusk Creek Canyon)
 Trails Near Barger Lake:
River to River Trail, Pope County, 1 miles away
River to River Trail, Pope County, 9 miles away
River to River Trail, Saline County, 12 miles away
 Lakes Near Barger Lake:
Teal Pond, Pope CountyCounty, 6 miles away
One Horse Gap Lake, Pope CountyCounty, 8 miles away

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