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: 34.00506, -94.18919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~25 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mineral Springs Waterworks · fort · Howard · ~36 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~47 km · Must-see
• Beards Bluff Public Use Area · sanctuary · Hempstead · ~51 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Beavers Bend State Park · park · McCurtain · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~62 km · Must-see
• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~66 km · Must-see
• McCurtain County Wilderness Area · sanctuary · McCurtain · ~66 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow Reservoir · lake · McCurtain · ~66 km · Must-see
• Historic Washington State Park · fort · Hempstead · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~25 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~29 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow Reservoir · lake · McCurtain · ~66 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow City Lake Dam · lake · McCurtain · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~97 km · Must-see
• North Lake Dam · lake · Red River · ~109 km · Must-see

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