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: 32.61712, -90.63963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~28 km · Must-see
• Delta National Forest · sanctuary · Sharkey · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~39 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~64 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel · church · Hinds · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~92 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Monocnoc · lake · Washington · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~123 km · Must-see

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