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: 30.89993, -82.93375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Bay

• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Swamp Thing · temple · Lowndes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wild Adventures · park · Lowndes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Viking Voyage · temple · Lowndes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Owl Bay · sanctuary · Lanier · ~9 km
• Ruddy Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~11 km
• McClain Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~12 km
• Bee Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~14 km
• Clothespole Bay · beach · Lanier · ~14 km
• Green Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~16 km
• Good Hope Church (closed) · church · Lowndes · ~16 km
• Boggy Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~16 km
• Briary Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Bay

Other beaches & coast near Johnson Bay

• Clothespole Bay · beach · Lanier · ~14 km
• Olustee Beach · beach · Baker · ~113 km
• The Basin · beach · Charlton · ~122 km
• Lakeside Park · beach · Union · ~141 km
• Timmerman Bay · beach · Clinch · ~4 km
• Pigeon Bay · beach · Clinch · ~5 km
• Epsey Bay · beach · Clinch · ~10 km
• Lightsey Bay · beach · Clinch · ~14 km
• Grand Bay · beach · Lowndes · ~29 km
• Tower Bay · beach · Clinch · ~33 km

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