Johnson Dam

Johnson Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Johnson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.67163, -108.50066. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Red Canyon Rim · viewpoint · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sinks Canyon State Park · park · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Worthen Meadow Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Silas Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Atlantic Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Roaring Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Michael's Mission · church · Fremont · ~56 km · Must-see
• South Pass · fort · Fremont · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Nystrom · viewpoint · Sublette · ~61 km · Must-see
• Popo Agie Wilderness · sanctuary · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wind River Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• East Temple Peak · temple · Sublette · ~67 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Sublette · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bears Ears Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• Temple Peak · temple · Sublette · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hobbs Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Sandy Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Chauvenet · viewpoint · Fremont · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Worthen Meadow Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ocean Lake · lake · Fremont · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boysen Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~93 km · Must-see
• Boysen Dam · lake · Fremont · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake Glacier · lake · Fremont · ~128 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Sublette · ~139 km · Must-see
• Auer Dam · lake · Fremont · ~20 km
• Gustin Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~26 km
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Fremont · ~28 km
• Gustin Number 2 Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~29 km

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