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: 41.90147, -102.67047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carhenge · attraction · Box Butte · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~21 km
• Antioch Potash Boom-Town Historical Marker · park · Sheridan · ~25 km
• Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~26 km
• Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~28 km
• Cowboy Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~30 km
• Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~32 km
• Cook Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~33 km
• Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~33 km
• Bower Park · sanctuary · Box Butte · ~33 km
• Knight Museum and Sandhills Center · museum · Box Butte · ~35 km
• Central Park · sanctuary · Box Butte · ~35 km
• City of Alliance Central Park Fountain · fort · Box Butte · ~35 km
• Knight Park · park · Box Butte · ~35 km
• Hal Murray Softball Complex · park · Box Butte · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~89 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~125 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~21 km
• Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~26 km
• Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~28 km
• Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~32 km
• Cook Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~33 km
• Harris Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~37 km

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