Johnsons Lake

Johnsons 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 Johnsons 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 Johnsons Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.74698, -102.59454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnsons Lake

• La Roche Percee Provincial Historic Site · park · Saskatchewan · ~48 km · Must-see
• McKinney Cemetery · fort · Renville · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tonset Church · church · Burke · ~7 km
• Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Burke · ~21 km
• Grand View · viewpoint · Burke · ~22 km
• Little Butte · viewpoint · Burke · ~30 km
• Monument 632 · fort · Burke · ~36 km
• Monument 633 · fort · Burke · ~37 km
• Zion Church · church · Divide · ~40 km
• Monument 637 · fort · Burke · ~43 km
• Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ward · ~45 km
• Big Butte · viewpoint · Mountrail · ~45 km
• Monument 639 · fort · Burke · ~47 km
• Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ward · ~48 km
• Monument 639A · fort · Burke · ~48 km
• Monument 639B · fort · Burke · ~49 km
• Bethlehem Church · church · Mountrail · ~51 km
• Upper Des Lacs Lake · lake · Burke · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnsons Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnsons Lake

• McDonald Lake · lake · Estevan No. 5 · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~131 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~142 km · Must-see
• Little White Bear Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~145 km · Must-see
• Cannington Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~148 km · Must-see
• Upper Des Lacs Lake · lake · Burke · ~51 km
• Boundary Dam Reservoir · lake · Estevan No. 5 · ~58 km
• Lower Des Lacs Lake · lake · Ward · ~59 km
• Pool Eight Reservoir · lake · Ward · ~59 km
• Alameda Dam · lake · Enniskillen No. 3 · ~78 km

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