Johns Lake

Johns 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 Johns 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 Johns Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.26928, -104.43292. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johns Lake

• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~45 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~62 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~65 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johns Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johns Lake

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~121 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~122 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~135 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~143 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~147 km · Must-see

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