John Brown Lake

John Brown 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 John Brown 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 John Brown Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.08035, -85.25982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Brown Lake

• Lake Cadillac · lake · Wexford · ~28 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Missaukee · lake · Missaukee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~46 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~50 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Reedsburg Dam · lake · Missaukee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Roscommon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~61 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of John Brown Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Brown Lake

• Lake Cadillac · lake · Wexford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Missaukee · lake · Missaukee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~50 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Reedsburg Dam · lake · Missaukee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Roscommon · ~61 km · Must-see

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