Johnson Recreation Area

Johnson Recreation Area: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Johnson Recreation Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.20679, -95.93031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Recreation Area

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~40 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~57 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · church · Dakota · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sioux City Art Center · church · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Orthodox Church · church · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~72 km · Must-see
• Smithland Town Museum · museum · Woodbury · ~3 km
• Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~4 km
• Inkpaduta Historical Marker · fort · Woodbury · ~7 km
• Oak Ridge Conservation Area · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~8 km
• Hornick Depot · museum · Woodbury · ~17 km
• 100th Street;340th Street · fort · Monona · ~19 km
• Durr Hill · viewpoint · Monona · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Recreation Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Johnson Recreation Area

• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~58 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~111 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~112 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~131 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~133 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~136 km · Must-see

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