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: 34.22696, -91.91486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Arkansas Railroad Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Cleveland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Toltec Mounds Site · viewpoint · Lonoke · ~61 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Post National Memorial · park · Arkansas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Langhofer · lake · Jefferson · ~6 km
• Belair Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~7 km
• Girder Field Barrack · fort · Jefferson · ~7 km
• Broadmoor Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~8 km
• Taylor Field · fort · Jefferson · ~9 km
• Faith Cathedral · church · Jefferson · ~9 km
• Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~9 km
• Strengthening the Arm of Liberty · fort · Jefferson · ~10 km
• Pine Bluff Historical Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~10 km
• Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas · museum · Jefferson · ~10 km
• The Art Space on Main · museum · Jefferson · ~10 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Jefferson · ~10 km
• Lake Pine Bluff Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

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• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Beulah, Mississippi · lake · Bolivar · ~123 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~128 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~141 km · Must-see

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