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: 30.23850, -98.62168. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Old Tunnel State Park · park · Kendall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~44 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~51 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe River State Park · park · Comal · ~54 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~61 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~61 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~64 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~56 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~64 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~74 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~75 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~75 km · Must-see

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