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: 35.08483, -91.18058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church · church · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~54 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~54 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~58 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park · park · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase State Park · sanctuary · Tunica · ~63 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · White · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · White · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church · fort · White · ~67 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · fort · White · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cotton Plant water tower · fort · Woodruff · ~14 km
• Cotton Plant Museum · museum · Woodruff · ~14 km
• Henard Cemetary Road · fort · Monroe · ~14 km
• Easton Church · church · Woodruff · ~20 km
• Trail of Tears National Historic Trail · fort · Monroe · ~20 km
• McCrory Waterworks · fort · Woodruff · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~54 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~54 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~109 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~110 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~111 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~118 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~118 km · Must-see

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