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: 34.58093, -91.66485. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Lonoke Confederate Monument · fort · Lonoke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Toltec Mounds Site · viewpoint · Lonoke · ~47 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Railroad Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church · church · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase State Park · sanctuary · Tunica · ~70 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park · park · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see
• William J Clinton Presidential Park · park · Pulaski · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lakewood Sports Complex · park · Pulaski · ~72 km · Must-see
• MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History · museum · Pulaski · ~72 km · Must-see
• Museum of Discovery · museum · Pulaski · ~72 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Historic Arkansas Museum · museum · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hoga (YT-146) · attraction · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Andrew · church · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old State House · museum · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mosaic Templars Cultural Center · museum · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~77 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Willastein Dam · lake · Pulaski · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~112 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~129 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~129 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~132 km · Must-see

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