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: 46.98090, -117.85323. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~54 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~74 km · Must-see
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~7 km
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~13 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~14 km
• Rock Creek Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~20 km
• Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~32 km
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Adams · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~114 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~118 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~131 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~131 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~136 km · Must-see

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