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Why not stop by Barker Lake if you're passing through these parts. This lake is so wonderful. An out of the ordinary thing to visit in close proximity to Barker Lake is Barker Lake Dam, and after a long day outdoors Best Budget inn is a tremendous site to spend a night or two. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. You'll meet a lot of people from Joplin here, and Joplin KOA KAMP Ground is a splendid local campground. Econo Lodge Carthage is a glorious
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| | location to get some rest. Lakes are great; Raymond Smith Lake is a lake that's right next door to Barker Lake. Why not camp at Big Barn RV Park if you're here at Barker Lake, and get your heart pumping on the pleasant whitewater of Shoal Creek. For the duration of the summertime months highs here at Barker Lake get into the 90's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's typically in the 60's. Highs during the winter are commonly in the 40's; nighttime lows in | |
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the 10's for Barker Lake. The high level of precipitation makes Barker Lake a quite wet place; June is when you get the most rain here, and January is when it's the driest.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.30833 Longitude: -94.43667
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| These outdoors activities are available near Barker Lake. |
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Shoal Creek, Newton CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class I - 31.3 miles long (Ritchey to low-water bridge about 1 mile southwest of Highway 43) |
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