Johnson Lake

Johnson Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Johnson Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Johnson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.11178, -91.53352. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Arkansas Post National Memorial · park · Arkansas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Railroad Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rohwer Memorial Cemetery · sanctuary · Desha · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Cleveland · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monticello Confederate Monument · fort · Drew · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wegert Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~14 km
• Jacobs Lake · lake · Bolivar · ~15 km
• Church of God · church · Lincoln · ~18 km
• Haller Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~20 km
• Loyd Rodgers Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~21 km
• A. M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump · fort · Arkansas · ~21 km
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~22 km
• Thomas Chapel · church · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Grand Cypress Island · river spot · Arkansas · ~24 km
• Marzell Missionary Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~24 km
• Dark Corners Church · church · Lincoln · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~59 km · Must-see
• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Beulah, Mississippi · lake · Bolivar · ~78 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~114 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~122 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Monocnoc · lake · Washington · ~125 km · Must-see

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