Johnson Dam

Johnson Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.50552, -83.72251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~6 km · Must-see
• WNEX-FM · attraction · Peach · ~7 km · Must-see
• WDDO · attraction · Peach · ~7 km · Must-see
• WMGB · attraction · Peach · ~7 km · Must-see
• Museum of Aviation · museum · Houston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~41 km · Must-see
• Historic Crawford County Courthouse · attraction · Crawford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~46 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~47 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~50 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~68 km · Must-see
• Williamson Mausoleum at Orphans Cemetery · church · Aiken · ~72 km · Must-see
• Adkins Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~41 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~114 km · Must-see
• Coleman Pond · lake · Irwin · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~116 km · Must-see

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