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: 34.91000, -100.80205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• McClellan Creek National Grassland · sanctuary · Gray · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum · museum · Beckham · ~50 km · Must-see
• Britten Water Tower · attraction · Gray · ~51 km · Must-see
• Clarendon Cemetery · fort · Donley · ~9 km
• Clarendon Lake · lake · Harmon · ~10 km
• Donley County Courthouse · fort · Donley · ~11 km
• Church of St. John Baptist · fort · Donley · ~11 km
• Donley County · fort · Donley · ~12 km
• Clarendon College · fort · Donley · ~12 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~24 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~27 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~28 km
• Lake McClellan · lake · Beckham · ~42 km
• McClellan Creek National Grassland · sanctuary · Beckham · ~43 km
• Texaco Super Service Station · fort · Gray · ~43 km
• Alanreed Cemetery (HTC) · fort · Gray · ~43 km
• Charles Goodnight · fort · Armstrong · ~47 km
• Restored 1929 Phillips 66 · fort · Gray · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Baylor Creek Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Childress · lake · Harmon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Lake · lake · Potter · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area · lake · Potter · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Texas · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Hutchinson · ~141 km · Must-see
• Skipout Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~145 km · Must-see
• Clarendon Lake · lake · Harmon · ~10 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~24 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~27 km

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