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: 42.82328, -102.50628. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Wounded Knee Massacre Site · fort · Oglala Lakota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~50 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Maria · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~10 km
• Bomar Hill · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Rattlesnake Peak · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~15 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~15 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~15 km
• Metcalf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~18 km
• Antelope Creek Dam 60-A · cave · Oglala Lakota · ~25 km
• White Clay Lake · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~25 km
• Evening Star Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~26 km
• Three Moccasin Park · park · Oglala Lakota · ~27 km
• Hubbard Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~27 km
• Antelope Creek Dam 20-A · cave · Oglala Lakota · ~28 km
• Walgren Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Sheridan · ~29 km
• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~77 km · Must-see
• Phantom Lake · lake · Bennett · ~105 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Lake · lake · Bennett · ~108 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~110 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~119 km · Must-see
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~15 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~15 km
• White Clay Lake · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~25 km
• Walgren Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Sheridan · ~29 km
• Webster Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~30 km

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