Lake Johnson

Lake Johnson: 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 Lake Johnson

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 Lake Johnson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.85491, -105.73681. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Johnson

• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~25 km · Must-see
• Archbishop Lamy's Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cristo Rey Catholic Church · church · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi · church · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas · attraction · Santa Fe · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Mexico Museum of Art · museum · Santa Fe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~33 km · Must-see
• The Santa Fe Plaza · park · Santa Fe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Loretto Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady Of Guadalupe · church · Santa Fe · ~33 km · Must-see
• KSWV-AM (Santa Fe) · attraction · Santa Fe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · museum · Santa Fe · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Johnson

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Johnson

• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~40 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~79 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~94 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~102 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~103 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~103 km · Must-see

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