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: 37.93721, -106.13988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Capilla de San Juan Bautista · church · Saguache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park · park · Alamosa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~51 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~60 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~82 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~85 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~92 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~98 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~99 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~101 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~112 km · Must-see

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