It is situated between Queen Valley and the Wonderland of Rocks near the Wall Street Mill.

The park offers a Barker Dam Nature Hike led by a ranger.

The lowest 9 feet (2.7 m) of the dam, the original portion, was constructed of concrete surfaced with stone on the downstream side.

An inscription at top reads: "Big Horn Dam Built by Willis Keys, W.F.

"[2] The Barker Dam Loop trail is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) round trip and has little elevation gain.