Johnson Lakes

Johnson Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11109, -112.32825. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lakes

• Moqui Cave · cave · Kane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Double Arch Coyote Buttes · viewpoint · Kane · ~37 km · Must-see
• The Wave · attraction · Coconino · ~39 km · Must-see
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Birch Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Kane · ~54 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · park · Coconino · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pipe Spring National Monument · sanctuary · Mohave · ~57 km · Must-see
• Checkerboard Mesa · viewpoint · Kane · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bryce Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shunesburg Mail Drop · viewpoint · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness · sanctuary · Mohave · ~68 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave · cave · Garfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Deertrap Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cable Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~70 km · Must-see
• The East Temple · temple · Washington · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lakes

• Navajo Lake · lake · Kane · ~76 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~91 km · Must-see
• Kolob Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~92 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bend · lake · Coconino · ~96 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~97 km · Must-see
• Sand Hollow North Dam · lake · Washington · ~116 km · Must-see
• Greenland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~126 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Lake · lake · Iron · ~127 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~139 km · Must-see
• Fredonia Dam · lake · Coconino · ~30 km

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