Johnson Dam

Johnson Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.10163, -90.45582. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Juneau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Birch Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~30 km · Must-see
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~41 km · Must-see
• Necedah Shrine · church · Juneau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow Wow Grounds · park · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Lake · lake · Juneau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn State Park · sanctuary · Juneau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Petenwell Lake · lake · Juneau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Dexter 210 · lake · Wood · ~51 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Wood · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Vernon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake (Wood County, Wisconsin) · lake · Wood · ~62 km · Must-see
• World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion · attraction · Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• Roche A Cri State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~65 km · Must-see
• Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs · sanctuary · Adams · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Lake · lake · Juneau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Petenwell Lake · lake · Juneau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Dexter 210 · lake · Wood · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake (Wood County, Wisconsin) · lake · Wood · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Manakiki · lake · Wood · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaunewinne · lake · Wood · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~78 km · Must-see
• Wazeecha Lake · lake · Wood · ~80 km · Must-see

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