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: 46.39241, -93.69568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Mallard Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Aitkin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elm Island Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bay Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~15 km · Must-see
• Malkerson Island · river spot · Crow Wing · ~16 km · Must-see
• Twenty Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Borden Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sugar Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reno Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mille Lacs Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nokay Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~26 km · Must-see
• Serpent Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~28 km · Must-see
• White Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Mille Lacs · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mille Lacs Indian Museum · museum · Mille Lacs · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mille Lacs Kathio State Park · park · Mille Lacs · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Mallard Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Aitkin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elm Island Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bay Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~15 km · Must-see
• Twenty Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Borden Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sugar Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reno Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mille Lacs Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~22 km · Must-see

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