State: Nebraska
Address 1: 1 East Park Dr. 25A
City: Elwood
Zip: 68937
Phone: 308-785-2685
Open: Open all year
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 207
Electric: 113
Camp URL: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=94
Full Hook: Yes
Excellent camping and water sports are hallmarks of this ever popular area, 10 miles south of Lexington. Though relatively small at 68 acres, this SRA packs a lot of outdoor fun and provides three access points to the 2,068-acre lake.It is the heart of a complex of lakes on the Tri-County Canal south of I-80 between Lexington and Cozad. It provides fine outdoor recreation opportunities, especially when joined with its neighbors, Gallapher Canyon SRA, Elwood Reservoir WMA, Plum Creek and Phillips Canyon.
Johnson Lake offers excellent angling for a variety of fish, including walleye, white bass and wipers.Campers will find electrical hookups, nonpad sites, showers, modern restrooms, dump station, water, picnic tables, grills, shelters, vault toilets, boat ramp, fish cleaning stations, swimming beach and accessible fishing piers.