Johnson Bay

Johnson Bay: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Johnson Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.52704, -91.27512. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Bay

• Louisiana Purchase State Park · sanctuary · Tunica · ~30 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park · park · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~38 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church · church · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Post National Memorial · park · Arkansas · ~71 km · Must-see
• St. Francis National Forest · park · Lee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Payer Lake Number Two · lake · Coahoma · ~4 km
• Gunnell Pond · lake · Coahoma · ~8 km
• Scroggins Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~17 km
• Old US 79 · fort · Monroe · ~23 km
• Baker Brothers Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~23 km
• Moore-Jacobs House · fort · Monroe · ~24 km
• St. Charles Battle Monument · fort · Arkansas · ~27 km
• Menett Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~27 km
• Lost Island Reservoir · lake · Coahoma · ~28 km
• Phillips Road 600 · fort · Phillips · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Bay

Other beaches & coast near Johnson Bay

• Higginson Lake Beach · beach · White · ~106 km
• Taylor Bay Beach · beach · Woodruff · ~108 km
• Sunfish Bay · beach · Tate · ~136 km
• Anderson Bay · beach · Arkansas · ~25 km
• Peppers Eddy · beach · Prairie · ~34 km
• Albert Pond · beach · Arkansas · ~53 km
• Jacks Bay · beach · Arkansas · ~61 km
• Johnson Bay · beach · Arkansas · ~62 km
• Modoc Old River · beach · Phillips · ~62 km
• Ebos Hollow · beach · Lee · ~70 km

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