Johnson WPA

Johnson WPA: 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 WPA

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 WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.74307, -95.74202. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson WPA

• Roland Lake · lake · Douglas · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake · lake · Pope · ~10 km · Must-see
• Eng Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mattson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Grant · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wintermute Lake · lake · Stevens · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brandon Lake · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Quam Lake · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Lake · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake · lake · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · lake · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Malmedal Lake · lake · Pope · ~23 km · Must-see
• Barsness Lake · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Amos Lake · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Albert Lake · lake · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Mary · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Solberg Lake · lake · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson WPA

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Johnson WPA

• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~105 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~111 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~123 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~131 km · Must-see
• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~144 km · Must-see
• Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit · sanctuary · Stevens · ~21 km
• Belle River Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Douglas · ~54 km

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