Johnstons Dam

Johnstons 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 Johnstons 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 Johnstons Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.01679, -88.26670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnstons Dam

• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Park · park · Sumter · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site · fort · Noxubee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~58 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~74 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Robert Weir Dam · lake · Sumter · ~6 km
• Jim Henderson Dam · lake · Sumter · ~7 km
• Cooksville Methodist Church · church · Noxubee · ~12 km
• China Bluff · viewpoint · Sumter · ~15 km
• Cooks Bend Cutoff · lake · Greene · ~15 km
• Old Bethany Cemetary · fort · Pickens · ~17 km
• Carraways Bluff · viewpoint · Pickens · ~17 km
• J S Sommerville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~18 km
• Steps Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnstons Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnstons Dam

• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~58 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Lake Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~108 km · Must-see

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