Johnston Dam

Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15523, -79.76993. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnston Dam

• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~27 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 39 · sanctuary · Venango · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Franklin Alliance Church · church · Venango · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~36 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~38 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~39 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 47 · sanctuary · Venango · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~43 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~44 km · Must-see
• McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Mercer · ~44 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~51 km · Must-see
• Maurice K. Goddard State Park · sanctuary · Mercer · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnston Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnston Dam

• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~76 km · Must-see
• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~85 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~92 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~96 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~96 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~97 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · lake · Ashtabula · ~100 km · Must-see

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