Barren River Lake
- Easy
- difficulty
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Barren River Lake is a fishing lake in Kentucky's Barren River Recreation Area, managed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. It is an easy outing, and the surrounding recreation area makes it easy to pair with other stops. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 71°F, with September the driest month at about seven wet days. The closest campsite is The Narrows, about half a mile away, and Baileys Point is about 2 miles off. Peter's Creek Trail and the Brigadoon State Nature Preserve Trail are both within about 4.5 miles.
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Barren River Lake
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 26°
10 wet
Feb
49° / 29°
9 wet
Mar
58° / 36°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 45°
10 wet
May
77° / 55°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
82° / 59°
7 wet
Oct
71° / 47°
8 wet
Nov
59° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Barren Rvr Lake, KY, 3.6 mi away at 615 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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