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: 40.62501, -99.58705. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska Art · museum · Buffalo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~69 km · Must-see
• Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · Gosper · ~8 km
• Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~10 km
• Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Phelps · ~11 km
• Linder Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Phelps · ~13 km
• Phillippi Dam · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Bertrand Park · sanctuary · Phelps · ~15 km
• Phillips Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~22 km
• Sandy Channel State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~23 km
• Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles · museum · Dawson · ~23 km
• Blue Hole State Wildlife Management Area · park · Buffalo · ~25 km
• Blue Hole East Lake · lake · Buffalo · ~25 km
• Oak Park · park · Dawson · ~26 km
• Arbor Park · park · Dawson · ~26 km
• Dawson County Historical Museum · museum · Dawson · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~75 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~143 km · Must-see
• Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · Gosper · ~8 km
• Phillippi Dam · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Phillips Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~22 km
• Blue Hole East Lake · lake · Buffalo · ~25 km
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~30 km

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