Johnson Lake

Johnson Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.66515, -94.05212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Lake

• Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine · church · Crawford · ~15 km · Must-see
• Center Point Road · fort · Crawford · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Devil's Den State Park · park · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Air & Military Museum · museum · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cane Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Vietnamese Baptist Church · church · Sebastian · ~56 km · Must-see
• St. Scholastica Monastery · church · Sebastian · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clayton House · museum · Sebastian · ~56 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · sanctuary · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Confederate Monument · fort · Sebastian · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Museum of HIstory · museum · Sebastian · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Trolley Museum · museum · Sebastian · ~58 km · Must-see
• Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument · attraction · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Botanical Garden of the Ozarks · sanctuary · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Fayetteville · lake · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Lake

• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Fayetteville · lake · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Benton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~89 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~90 km · Must-see
• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Siloam Springs Lake Dam · lake · Benton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sallisaw Park Lake Dam · lake · Sequoyah · ~96 km · Must-see

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